Dont be afraid to have children. They change your life, give it meaning and make it worth waking up in the morning. It's the greatest thing you'll ever do. So many people now wait till its too late, or think I'll "cramp my lifestyle", but the truth is, having kids surpasses every other thing you think gives your life value. Do it, you'll love it :)

What's your opinions on substack? Is it a useful thing for a photographer (me lol)

The ghost of memories. What is left behind as people pass through spaces, once busy, now quiet. Memories fade like a dream. #photography

Coming and going. #photography My first attempt at street photography.

Heather. #photography

I went out today intending to take some street photography pictures documenting "the decline of civilisation" where I live. My rule was going to be, no poor porn, no pictures that are obviously political, just pictures showing how badly things are deteriorating. My camera never even made it out my bag. Every picture would have been poor porn or political. At 12am during a weekday, the place was full of drunks, junkies, suspicious looking creeps, beggars and apparently disabled people (with walking sticks or mobility scooters). Half the shops were boarded up and the rest were a mix of shops for specific ethnicities (Indian, polish etc), vape shops, Turkish hairdressers or Chinese nail bars. All the classic stores and cool niche shops are gone. I also felt very threatened, and I'm not exactly a timid person, but there was a horrible atmosphere about the place. The crumbling buildings, failing infrastructure, dirt, litter, lack of investment and cheap pointless "art installations" didn't come close to comparing to the wasted state of the people. Any pictures i took would have been sad and depressing, and I didn't want that, I was hoping to show a sort of "people thriving in the face of adversity" feel, but no, it would just have been people deteriorating in the face of abandonment. I havent given up, but next time I'll go to more of a tourist place, or business area, where I won't feel I'm about to get mugged and, hopefully, I can tell the story without it being a completely soul crushing horror.

Almost looks like pyramids #photography

View from the top. #photography

Goody good, goody good, good morning 😀😀😃😃😃 keep going, we'll get there in the end.

Freshly made naan bread 😃 made with just self raising flour and Greek yogurt (and a pinch of salt), takes 5 minutes and very healthy.

Yellow leaves. #photography

Oh no, I bought a new camera. I blame you guys on here. Being able to post my photography here and your feedback has been great, and encouraged me to keep going, so thank you 😃👍👍

This is good news, and matches what I've seen myself.

Goooooood morning nostr

Best piece of advice i ever got when it comes to photography was "make sure every picture you take tells a story". It's something i forget a lot, but when I look back at my pictures the ones that tell a story are the best. It doesnt have to be a human story, it could be just a feeling or a mood rhat the picture creates that then tells it's own story.

So about 3 months ago i had a strange impulse to buy a crucifix necklace. I don't know why, I never had one before and didn't consider myself religious. However it just felt right, I had a sense that it was something i needed to do, it seemed important, I really cant explain why. Since then I've worn it every day and I feel im becoming more religious. A very unexpected turn of events.

Man I miss the 80s. I know everyone gets nostalgic for whatever era they grew up in, but the 80s had that mix of exciting new technology, good music, a thriving youth culture, impending nuclear doom (well that bit not so much fun really), community spirit (your town or place you came from was important, it was your tribe, something that's died off now), optimism for the future and a sort of innocence that feels crazy now. Its a shame gen z won't and haven't experienced it.

Favourite android keyboard? I'm using Heliboard (openboard fork), anything better?

Summer light. #photography Taken during a recent holiday.