Research Diary
A photography journal from an upbeat-pessimist — documenting beauty in overlooked places, tracing repetition, stillness, and slow collapse. Part research, part wandering, part attempt to make sense of the noise.
Tales from the Loop: When Restriction Becomes Reality
What started as a strict experiment in repetition soon grew into something more. From McCarthy’s bleak novels to weeks of forced rest after injury, The Loop began to evolve into Tales from the Loop — a project where fiction, restriction, and rediscovery intersect.
Tales from the Loop: Repeating the Walk
Returning to the same route again and again, I began to see the value in repetition—not as limitation, but as revelation. Inspired by Georges Perec’s observational writing, this chapter explores how photographing the mundane transformed my creative process.