VISUAL Diary

An attempt to subvert social media and stay in touch with those around me. Remember when Instagram was for sharing photos?  

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f2.8 | 1/60 | ISO100

Empathy is the solution. Full stop. The way forward is to show care and understanding of our neighbours that make up this society that we occupy together. Success is not a zero-sum game. There is a way for you to achieve what you are hoping to achieve where I am also able to achieve what I have set out to achieve. Stop acting like your failure is the result of other’s success and stop building societal systems on such concepts. We do not have to live as adversaries.

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ƒ/1.7 | 1/60 | ISO1600

Loved the street lights shimmer on this Xing sign. Also happens to be where I was hit by a Land Cruiser while crossing the street back in October (no damage). Driving is a luxury that we need to take away from most people. It’s absolutely not a right.

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Reykjavík presents so many opportunity for moments like this one. Alleys painted bright colors are on every block and all it takes is walking with a friend to find a good photo op. I blew out the background a bit in hopes of getting the subject to be perfectly exposed, but it ended up being slightly under and that still works for me. The yellow came through really well, which is a testament to how amazing the sensor on the Leica Q is. Yellow is not a color that does well in the digital world as any printer will tell you.

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