In a world that creates millions of images daily, it makes me, as banal might sound, question my role as a photographer. We are overseen by several CCTV systems that record at a high rate several frames per second. It is so easy to take an image. Within a few seconds of taking the phone out of my pocket, I could take a snap, or several. Or I could write a short text, and an "AI machine" could generate the image imported from some image bank. So, what is my role as an image maker and why the need of more images?
For me, it is the process. It's the ritual that gives me the dopamine. It's therapeutic. When I'm making images I can run away from this world. I am learning that I can use images to voice my feelings without self-restraint, and not only that, but I can explore my own feelings, kind of learning what they mean. I can dance with my inner pain.