.September 2025.

I love the high creativity provides. Those moments that spark and excite energy to produce then share. All those vulnerabilities dissipate and for the moment, you want it out there.

I usually find this comes after a long drought; or rather, some form of procrastination disguised as burnout that leads up to the Monthly 35mm’s monthly publishing. I may spend the entire month going through the ebb and flow of that was a sick photo adventure/man I suck so bad, only to see a collection of a photos reveal some sort of growth and experiential development in the art form.

Further on this topic, with a side tangent here–SET YOUR GOALS & PRINT YOUR WORK–The culmination of the M35mm came to a close as I displayed several pieces at my home lab (Memento) this past month. Putting a book together only to later have a party displaying printed works was incredibly fulfilling and I would implore anyone to do so themselves. Nothing overly profound came from this; but it was another notch in the belt to demonstrate I am able to set a goal and complete it artistically; as well as learn from the experience.

This has had me reflecting on how I would display my art in the future, what theme would I have, what am I trying to say? This gallery was simply saying: this, is me. Even the simple production and output of this Monthly Photo Journal–although cathartic–is immensely beneficial for me to blast out my thoughts and review my work. BUT it still remains a digital experience. Not only and obviously made for myself by myself, but you the viewer.

I would love nothing more than to be able to produce physical copies, the way photography is meant to be experienced. Digital or film based. Especially the crux of social media and viewing work on such small screens, and that too for much greater and accomplished photographers. It is why I always suggest using a tablet or desktop. I ditched my laptop last year and went all in on a desktop to mainly assist in my photographic endeavours, but it has been monumental for taking me back to a more present existence mixed with some technological modernizations as to not have access to socials in my back pocket.

Socials–wrought with such psyop negativity–remain on my desktop and off my phone to reduce exposure and doom scrolling as best I can. We all know it’s toxic. I digress, it’s hard and I’m not even sure what I’m trying to say as I run this stream-of-consciousness-prose blog off the dome… I guess I’m yearning for a new creative experience with my tools and will be exploring more printing for my work in the new year to share my current Seasonal Aperture Disorder theme from 2025.

This month I present some polarizing photos. From the wholesome beaches and streets to the protest-counter-protest at Christie Pitts down to Dundas Square. This was my first time covering a protest and doing my best to document it as objectively as possible. It was thrilling; admittedly, crossing police lines into the bully circle at the Pitts and walking along both sides of the Protest-Counter-Protestors down Bloor then Yonge to Dundas Square. Tensions were high and nobody is listening; which is the only two cents I would provide on this topic itself. People are seemingly so divided and not listening to one-another, lots of action is predicated on hate and fear from both sides while preaching peace and love–where is the middle?…