12 04 25

New photos made this week

People keep asking me why my digital work looks so damn close to film. The truth is that I’m not trying to fake anything. I shoot digital with the same mindset I’d have with a roll loaded in the camera. I let things happen. I don’t fight the imperfections. I don’t chase that sterile, hyper-clean look everyone seems obsessed with. I prefer the tension, the small flaws, the unexpected moments that feel alive.

For me film has always been a state of mind and I bring that attitude into every frame, even when I’m shooting JPEG. That’s why it gets complicated for others to understand if a photo is digital or not. I’m not interested in showing off the technology. I’m interested in preserving the honesty of a moment.

My photography lives in this perfect imperfect space. Light that misbehaves. Colors that go their own way. A little blur, a little grit, a little chaos. I don’t correct what gives character. I follow instinct more than rules. And in that mix, in that rawness, I find my voice. My images look like film because I shoot them with the same respect for the real and the same refusal to overpolish anything. That’s my approach. That’s my attitude.