Before Phoblographer Goes on Break

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Dear folks,

Today is the start of the longest vacation/staycation of my career so far. Every week day, I work to put together this newsletter personally. And I will be on staycation until January 5th. With that said, the Phoblographer’s newsletter won’t be going out for a while. And this is the last one until 2026.

I’ll be spending my staycation time hanging out with chosen family, having fun with a few key cameras, and going on adventures and quests that I’m giving myself here in NYC.

I’m writing this to also let you all know something.

I sincerely appreciate all of you. Our email newsletter is one of the smallest sources of our traffic. But it’s also a core set of folks who I consider to be our most ardent readers. In a world where lots of folks think that AI is writing what they’re reading, you can count on my legally blind eyes to miss typos and know that everything is being written by humans. Kidding aside, I am still going through eye issues and I’ll be finding ways to adapt while also working to evolve personally.

We all define what’s better for ourselves. And now, more than ever, I think that this is very important to our individuality as human photographers.

I wish every one of you a happy holiday season. Growing up in a Hindu home and going to Catholic school, I balanced the differences between the cultures. At nearly 39 years old, Christmas doesn’t feel as magical as it did when we were children. And it’s taken a long time to learn that we have to make it magical for ourselves when we’re adults.

To that end, I think the same about photography. If we only try to rely on others for visual inspiration, then we’re not going to be able to make it happen on our own. And so I’m wishing you all time away from screens, healthy moments, and indulgences in the things that feel like love to you.

I’ll see you next year.

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