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Second Chapter

Seven years I photographed other people's extraordinary — every sunrise from a ship deck, every coastline I'd never see twice. This is the chapter where I turned the camera toward my own life instead. Marbella, mostly. Some weeks, the sea again.

Archive

The before

Photographs and footage from seven years aboard Crystal Cruises — the ship life, the ports, the version of me that stood behind the camera for everyone else.

Journal

The after

Marbella, in real time. Coffee, the walks with Roa, the work days, the slow business of building a life that's actually mine.

golden hour, Marbella — photo
Marbella17 Jul
Archive Journal

The Day I Stopped Documenting Other People's Lives

Nobody tells you the hardest part about starting over. It's not the decision. It's not the fear. It's the morning after — when the world is quiet and you're exactly where you chose to be.

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next Friday — photo coming
Marbella24 Jul
Journal

Small Pleasures

The beach, the coffee ritual, and the sensory detail of an ordinary morning.