There is a thin line that separates the performance from reality, and that line is found backstage. When I was asked to photograph the backstage of two different plays using my "street" style, I knew I wasn't interested in staged smiles or perfect poses. I was interested in the dust on the costumes, the anxiety in trembling hands, and the silence before the first round of applause. The place where theater stops being a role and becomes life. My philosophy remained the same as

Once upon a time, if you found an old 5-megapixel digital camera in your junk drawer, you’d give it to your toddler nephew just so he could smash it against a wall for fun . Today, if you still have it, congratulations: you’re holding a small fortune. Welcome to the era of the "Digicam Revival" , where logic went out the window and TikTok took the wheel. The Artist Cosplay and the "Organic Grain" Scam You can’t be a photography influencer without the uniform: oversized pants,

In theory, the street photographer  is a detached flâneur , a discreet chronicler of the human condition moving on the fringes of social interaction without altering it. In practice, however, the first time you attempt to point your lens at a stranger, theory collapses under the weight of a peculiar moral awkwardness. It is that moment when the camera, from a tool of expression, transforms into a noisy evidence of intrusion. Even though public space allows for photography, yo

There are periods in life when time is not measured in seconds, but in the distance between two breaths. For me, this measurement began in 2007. It was the year when the first panic attacks invaded my life, overturning everything and gradually leading me into a state of deep internal isolation. For someone whose daily life was the street and contact with the world, this forced distance from reality was a major challenge. The fear of another attack locked me inside my home, w

Remember the early days? When social media felt like a global gallery? Today, that gallery has been replaced by an algorithmic circus hungry for "engagement." The system is no longer looking for your art; it’s looking for ways to keep users "glued" to their screens. The Carousel Trap This is where many fall into the trap: the algorithm loves carousels. It wants 10 images at once to force the user to swipe and stay in the app longer. This is the main reason I don’t use carouse