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Hello dear reader,

I took some time off from photography to wrap my head around where I’m going to with my photography. The thing is that my relationship with photography has changed since 2011, when I first picked up my camera consciously (no laughing, I really mean it). It was May 2011 when photography became a way of exploring and analyzing the world, a way of communicating and finding out more about myself. The pictures became more for me than just a snippet of a life moment.

I’ve met a lot of people since then, took tons of portraits, created series of works, worked on various projects (like ‘Within their eyes’), was a photographer at the weddings, parties, ceremonies and what not. My computer folder has a lot of unreleased materials, which I truly believe are worth seeing (still working on that).

The more I live, the less time I have. I feel it this way. But please don’t think that I am being too pessimistic and dramatic here. I mean it in a positive way. The less time I have, the more productive I can be, the more meaningful things I can create. When you are a child everything seems so unusual, interesting and worth exploring. When you are a teenager you become a bit skeptical and critical towards the world. Too many things crush upon you. Life seems as a roller-coaster of opportunities and enticements. But when you are slowly approaching your 30s, like I am, it’s time to look back for a while and analyze the road you have been up to.

My idea of photography hasn’t changed much since the day I started. I believe that a photograph can mean a lot. It can make you stronger, happier, more complete. I’ve never thought of photography as only the way to capture a moment. For me it is a way to build up my own reality, to create characters, to tell a story. In this respect, photography is more like cinema for me. And I personally have been in many roles in this cinema: a director, an actor, an operator, a costume designer, etc. And all these roles are pure joy for me! I like to take control. I am a very disciplined person, the one who is not afraid of responsibility.

But still something in my perception of photography has definitely changed throw-out the years. I figured that out. It is the realization that photography makes me happy. One can’t be happy all the time, it is obvious. One can not escape the physical and emotional pain in his life. But one can try really hard to find something in his life that makes his life fulfilling and complete. This is what photography does to me. And I am really grateful for that.

A big hug,

Mari

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Taken on: June 1, 2018

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