2/1/2024

Morning fog over the Squamish River. 2023.

I’m struggling with the internet lately. Back working on set I find doom scrolling to be the norm, I’m programmed to look at my phone, searching for validation through Instagram. It’s easy for photographers who naturally are seeking approval of their images and work. But lately everything feels like it’s under a robot’s control.

I’m trying to get myself to pull out a sketchbook and just doodle instead of seeking the glow of the algorithm. Anyways. I’m putting Instagram on ‘pause’ on my phone for much of the day. It’s a funny exercise though. Somedays it works and I only check for shorter periods at the beggining and end of day, looking for messages etc. Somedays I just end up hitting it open anyways and go back to regularly scheduled programming.