I’ve caught myself flicking through my printed portfolios lately, they’ve been sitting within arm’s reach of my computer desk for a considerable amount of time, and although printing brings it’s share of satisfaction and purpose I seldom share them with people. We can thank a few displeasing comments for that. Which brings me to realize that most of my pictures stay unseen, cozily sitting on my external drive.
It is not without irony that this is the fate of those photographs, considering the subject of much of my work is the unseen and the misjudged.
I always thought I had come to terms with it, that there would probably never be any recognition for my work, but lately I started to feel a need for more. Thus this website came to life, to serve as an outlet for my expression, to be a home for my art. A home that could be observed, that exists on its own, in my little corner of the Internet.
The need for a higher purpose for my work does make me feel like I’ve been lying to myself for a while, I always took pride in saying that I could live with making pictures for my own eyes only. So this endeavor seems to be going against it.
I don’t think I should feel bad about it though, it should be embraced as a new phase for my art. A new phase that includes being more public and to occasionally flex other creative muscles, such as writing for this blog.
Although the last thing I would want is to put pressure on my shoulders by aiming for a certain output quantity of posts or image, so do not expect regular updates every day / week / even month.
Lastly, this blog is purposed to be a way for me to express myself as a form of cathartic release. The portfolio part could be seen as a professional tool, but I very rarely take on paid gigs, which makes it more a way to organize and sort my pictures somehow.
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