The beauty in simplicity — Over the past year, I’ve heard a lot of hype about the Canon P. My friend bought one around the same time I purchased my Leica M3. He’d send me video links about the Canon P and share his accounts of using the camera as well. I decided to try…

How to save money while buying expensive cameras — With the holiday season in our rearview, it seems like a good time to discuss how photographers or enthusiasts go about buying gear. As a newbie, I was lucky to enter film photography before it became trendy again. The lack of popularity allowed me to go to thrift stores, flea…

The 4 P’s content creators must master to thrive on YouTube. Let’s say you’ve started a YouTube channel for a couple of months or even a few years now, and your videos aren’t getting many views. …

Four insights from a fool who knows At the end of summer last year, I became curious about how posting daily would change my views and revenue on Medium. …

Hacks to help you save money and thrive — A new year is upon us, and another year of Kodak price increases have greeted us again. I first read about the recent price increases last November in a blog post on Kosmofoto. …

The importance of reading aloud — As a beginner, I’d spend a lot of time revising my pieces until I felt confident I’d done my best. Without fail, I’d have multiple errors marked all over my pages when I’d get my work back in class or workshop. I’m sure my dislike of red ink stems from…

Hindsight’s been kind — Last week I had the worst interview of my life. Big declaration, but I can’t think of any other meeting for a job that’s gone worse. There was never a moment of uncertainty. The beginning was bad, the middle terrible, and the end was worst of all. Why so bad? …

The power of books — As a child, my mom took me to the public library every weekend. I treasured these trips as they were adventures. Not only did I get a puppet show, but I was also allowed to take books and movies home with me at the end of each journey. With this…

Just give the apology — I’m sorry if____ I don’t know about you, but I tend to stop listening after hearing these words. Is there a worse way to start amends? I know for a fact there are better options without question. Has anyone ever given you an apology so awful you wish they hadn’t…