
light, texture, and @akila.la
#sunglasses #editorialphotography #mensfashion #styleinspo #leica

light, texture, and @akila.la
#sunglasses #editorialphotography #mensfashion #styleinspo #leica

light, texture, and @akila.la
#sunglasses #editorialphotography #mensfashion #styleinspo #leica

light, texture, and @akila.la
#sunglasses #editorialphotography #mensfashion #styleinspo #leica

Lately I’ve been realizing how easy it is to accidentally become the thing people know you as.
For me thats been a “director”
And while I’m incredibly grateful for that path, I’ve felt this pull to get back to something simpler.. making things more often. no big production, no expectations, no waiting on permission, budgets, of the perfect treatment. Just creating. I started as a photographer and dp before the word director ever found me, and if I’m being honest, that hands on act of seeing, framing, and lighting is what I’m most passionate about.
Today I started a residency at @goodfriendatx and it was my first day in the space, walked in with zero pressure, just intention, curiosity, andexcitement to see what might happen.. no client, just me and the studio.
I started with a self portrait, which felt fitting. It felt like a quiet way to begin this chapter by turning the camera towards the person who’s usually behind it.
I want this season to be about experimentation, discomfort, play, stillness, movement, product, people, stories, and whatever happens when I stop trying to define what it “should” be.
Less “what am I supposed to make”
More “what happens if I just keep making”
Feeling stoked for what’s to come.
Lately I’ve been realizing how easy it is to accidentally become the thing people know you as.
For me thats been a “director”
And while I’m incredibly grateful for that path, I’ve felt this pull to get back to something simpler.. making things more often. no big production, no expectations, no waiting on permission, budgets, of the perfect treatment. Just creating. I started as a photographer and dp before the word director ever found me, and if I’m being honest, that hands on act of seeing, framing, and lighting is what I’m most passionate about.
Today I started a residency at @goodfriendatx and it was my first day in the space, walked in with zero pressure, just intention, curiosity, andexcitement to see what might happen.. no client, just me and the studio.
I started with a self portrait, which felt fitting. It felt like a quiet way to begin this chapter by turning the camera towards the person who’s usually behind it.
I want this season to be about experimentation, discomfort, play, stillness, movement, product, people, stories, and whatever happens when I stop trying to define what it “should” be.
Less “what am I supposed to make”
More “what happens if I just keep making”
Feeling stoked for what’s to come.

Lately I’ve been realizing how easy it is to accidentally become the thing people know you as.
For me thats been a “director”
And while I’m incredibly grateful for that path, I’ve felt this pull to get back to something simpler.. making things more often. no big production, no expectations, no waiting on permission, budgets, of the perfect treatment. Just creating. I started as a photographer and dp before the word director ever found me, and if I’m being honest, that hands on act of seeing, framing, and lighting is what I’m most passionate about.
Today I started a residency at @goodfriendatx and it was my first day in the space, walked in with zero pressure, just intention, curiosity, andexcitement to see what might happen.. no client, just me and the studio.
I started with a self portrait, which felt fitting. It felt like a quiet way to begin this chapter by turning the camera towards the person who’s usually behind it.
I want this season to be about experimentation, discomfort, play, stillness, movement, product, people, stories, and whatever happens when I stop trying to define what it “should” be.
Less “what am I supposed to make”
More “what happens if I just keep making”
Feeling stoked for what’s to come.

Lately I’ve been realizing how easy it is to accidentally become the thing people know you as.
For me thats been a “director”
And while I’m incredibly grateful for that path, I’ve felt this pull to get back to something simpler.. making things more often. no big production, no expectations, no waiting on permission, budgets, of the perfect treatment. Just creating. I started as a photographer and dp before the word director ever found me, and if I’m being honest, that hands on act of seeing, framing, and lighting is what I’m most passionate about.
Today I started a residency at @goodfriendatx and it was my first day in the space, walked in with zero pressure, just intention, curiosity, andexcitement to see what might happen.. no client, just me and the studio.
I started with a self portrait, which felt fitting. It felt like a quiet way to begin this chapter by turning the camera towards the person who’s usually behind it.
I want this season to be about experimentation, discomfort, play, stillness, movement, product, people, stories, and whatever happens when I stop trying to define what it “should” be.
Less “what am I supposed to make”
More “what happens if I just keep making”
Feeling stoked for what’s to come.
MAUI….but not the version you plan for. Rain, reroutes, slow mornings BUT a great trip! We made the most of every window of sunshine and every stormy reset. Dropping all the spots, eats, and experiences that made it special below.
Hotel:
@paiainn
Restaurants:
-Flatbread Company
-Tobi’s Poke and Shave Ice
-Island Fresh Cafe (they have yoga too) and on the way you’ll see a line of colorful windsurfing boards
-Mama’s Fish House
-Momona Bakery and Coffee
Activities:
-Day Pass to the Sheraton Maui on Resortpass.com
-Cliff diving at Black Rock
-Watercolor on the beach
-O’o farm tour with lunch
-Enchanted forest
-Honolua Bay Access Trail to Enchanted forest
-Twin Falls on Hana Hwy (we obvi would’ve done the entire road to Hana but roads were shut down from flood damage)
Rent a road bike from Cyclery Maui
-Shop at Mana foods in Paia to make your own meals
-Maui Ocean Center (for rainy days)
-Pacific Whale Foundation (whale watching)
Best Beaches:
-Baby Beach
-Ho’okipa Beach (turtles)
-Big Beach (Mākena State Park)
-Black Rock Beach
#maui #vacation #vhs #hawaii

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

@kimlewisdesigns had me our to Aspen for a quick lifestyle/food shoot at one of her teams latest projects @opensesamebagelshop
Grateful I get to create alongside my wife
Bagels look better with grain
Food has quietly become a favorite subject lately

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.

I stepped away from here for a couple months. Not to disappear, just to reset my relationship with it.
In that space, a lot of good things grew. I fell deeper into cooking, photography, fitness, and nutrition. I found cycling and logged almost 900 miles. I lost 20 pounds. More importantly, I became more present as a believer, as a dad, as a husband.
I compared less. I encouraged more.
Somewhere along the way, I had stopped creating for me. As a filmmaker, everything started to feel heavy like I needed the right gear, a crew, a plan… and if I didn’t have all of that, it wasn’t worth making. So I either created only for work, or not at all.
One small but meaningful shift was giving myself permission to simplify. I picked up a tiny action camera and a point a shoot, and it’s been freeing. Capturing moments instead of producing them. Letting things be imperfect. Letting them just be mine.
Stepping back from sharing took the pressure off. It reminded me how fulfilling it is to sit with moments instead of immediately posting them for affirmation.
I’m coming back, but differently. With more intention. More presence. Hoping to be social here, not swallowed by it.
While other families baked cookies on a rainy day, we made a psychological thriller.
Made this whole thing start to finish in just a few hours. Proof that simple and scrappy is sometimes the most fun.
스토리-세이브.com은 사용자들이 인스타그램에서 스토리, 사진, 비디오, IGTV 등을 직접 다운로드하고 저장할 수 있게 도와주는 직관적인 온라인 도구입니다. Story-Save를 사용하면 인스타그램에서 다양한 콘텐츠를 쉽게 다운로드하고 인터넷 없이도 편리하게 볼 수 있습니다. 인스타그램에서 흥미로운 내용을 발견하고 나중에 보기 위해 저장하고 싶을 때 이 도구가 완벽합니다. Story-Save를 사용하여 인스타그램의 소중한 순간을 놓치지 마세요!
앱 다운로드 및 가입 없이, 웹에서 스토리를 저장하세요.
저화질 콘텐츠는 이제 그만, 고해상도 스토리만 보존하세요.
모든 브라우저, 아이폰, 안드로이드에서 인스타그램 스토리를 다운로드하세요.
전혀 비용 없이 스토리를 다운로드할 수 있습니다.