Life through a lens

Patterns provide a sense of order in a world that often feels confusing and overwhelming to me as an autistic person. A story in pictures.

There are two mountains we can climb in life. But how do we know if we’re on the right one?

As Marcel Proust famously said, "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Or: why we should prioritize depth over novelty in a world that is obsessed with everything that is new.

Once upon a time in a small Italian village, nothing happened. It was a morning like any other - yet that was precisely the point of me being there. A reflection on the power of flow state, how it is especially beneficial for autistic people like me.

I am happy to have been nominated in the 2023 Fine Art Photography Awards with my photo “Distant Shores”. Here's the story behind it, including three principles that guide me in my work as a photographer - and in life more broadly.

All happiness in life is transitory. We cannot escape the pain of looking back. But when the rainy days come, as they inevitably do, it’s actually the pain that propels us forward and allows us to experience a deeper kind of happiness again in the future.