My photographs are traces of my everyday life, infused with admiration for the photographers who have influenced me. I take photographs primarily to create memories for myself and, hopefully, for those close to me. Through photography, I aim to transform seemingly insignificant moments into visual traces filled with joy, magic, clarity, and directness—this is how I wish to remember my past and, hopefully, how I live in the present. If others appreciate and enjoy my photographs, I’m pleasantly surprised and certainly even happier.
My interest in photography is not all-encompassing. I deeply respect and embrace the influences of certain photographers, as well as writers and filmmakers. However, I am indifferent to conceptual approaches and professional applications within the arts, including photography, as I find them irrelevant to my personal pursuits and pleasures. My passion lies in the joy that the photographic process itself brings me.
Perhaps the following verse by Andreas Embirikos—shared by a fellow photographer when discussing my work—best encapsulates how I perceive the world through photography:
My interest in photography is not all-encompassing. I deeply respect and embrace the influences of certain photographers, as well as writers and filmmakers. However, I am indifferent to conceptual approaches and professional applications within the arts, including photography, as I find them irrelevant to my personal pursuits and pleasures. My passion lies in the joy that the photographic process itself brings me.
Perhaps the following verse by Andreas Embirikos—shared by a fellow photographer when discussing my work—best encapsulates how I perceive the world through photography:
My eyes are transparent curtains.
When I open them I see whatever passes through.
When I close them I see whatever I desire.
When I open them I see whatever passes through.
When I close them I see whatever I desire.
Andreas Ebirikos, Inland