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The Russian Unbelievable: Researching Constructivism and the Russian Soul

As I am writing this, I don’t have any illusions that a lot of people will read till the very end, since this entry is going to be a very long one. But to those...

Museum Loci: A Place of Memories

One of my goals for my visit back home was to take in as much of the cultural life here as possible. I grew up in a big city and, although I’ve always longed fo...

Airport Coffee

This is my first ever enty in this community (which is extremely weird, since I live off of coffee and probably drink it more than I should). That being said, n...

'Ludwig' Season One Review: A unique modern detective series from the BBC

I recently wrote a first impressions post on a British show called Ludwig. Now, I tend to avoid a lot of British productions these days as very few of them are ...

Two Months of a Fever Dream

Life has been weird for the last couple of months. I haven’t been very consistent with writing to begin with, but recently life became even more hectic than it ...

Shooting black and white 35mm film again, challenges, and fun

I haven't shot black and white film in a while, it's a format I highly appreciate but just haven't had a whole lot experience with. I think maybe I have shot ab...

Growing Older and Being Happy

A few days ago I turned 27. The age I have been dreading for at least 7 years. It’s very different from 20. Being 20 is exciting. You’re finally an adult and ne...

A Day in Memento Mode: Photographing the Simplicity of Life in Summer

If you were asked to remember specific details from a day in your life, what day would that be? Do you think you would be able to recollect every single nuance?...

Accepting Impermanence and Opening Up to Change

In my previous post I mentioned how I got a surprise job offer I could never dream of before. To those, who know me quite well, it’s not a secret that I have dr...

Giant Whales and Small Victories

We are finally reaching the conclusion of this story. There is still a lot to tell and reflect on regarding my journey to Teriberka, but perhaps I’ll come back ...

The Northern Sea and the Sparkles in the Snow

There were two instances in Teriberka, when I felt incredibly small. Tiny even. I think overall the weather was quite gentle on us in comparison to what it coul...

Chasing Stars and Finding Peace

I continue getting used to writing more and, thanks to @namiks , discovering new possibilities to be creative on this platform. As I was looking thorough my pho...

The Lights in the Northern Sky

In a true story-telling fashion I left this story on a cliffhanger and disappeared for several days, even if not intentionally. Writing still is a struggle to m...

Strangers and Unusual Guides in Teriberka

It was about 2 PM. Me and the rest of the group of hopeful travellers had just arrived at the place where we would spend the next four days in the Arctic. The s...

Snowy Roads and Sun-less Mornings

Hello :) I am new here and not very good with introductions, but hopefully the things I share here will be interesting to read and possibly helpful in one way o...