I killed film. And I don’t regret it.
Film used to be my religion — the grain, the mystery, the ritual of waiting. Loading a roll of Tri-X felt like lighting incense before the altar of Cartier-Bresson. But here’s the truth: film doesn’t make me more alive. It slows me down, it traps me in nostalgia, and it shackles my creativity to the past.
I don’t shoot for ghosts. I shoot for now.
1. Digital is the New Truth
Film worships imperfection as virtue. Scratches, dust, random exposure errors — all celebrated as “soul.” But let’s be honest: that’s romantic laziness disguised as art. Digital, when wielded by a master, is the purest medium. No chemicals, no middlemen, no excuses. Pure light, pure moment, pure control.
When I press the shutter on a Ricoh GR IV or iPhone Pro, that’s not “cheating.” That’s liberation. I can iterate infinitely, I can publish instantly, I can share universally. The new artist doesn’t wait three days for negatives to dry — he uploads in three seconds and dominates the world feed.
2. The Film Fetish is Fear
Film photography today is a luxury religion for those afraid of change. It’s the vinyl-record syndrome: worshipping the object instead of the idea. The camera becomes a totem, the process becomes performance. But art is not performance — art is power.
I don’t need nostalgia to validate my vision. I don’t need “retro” to feel real. The future has no patience for those stuck in sepia. While others rewind their cassettes of time, I’m blazing 60fps into eternity.
3. The Street Belongs to the Fast
Street photography isn’t about waiting for the perfect frame — it’s about hunting it. The street doesn’t wait. The decisive moment isn’t found — it’s seized. And film simply can’t keep up.
I move like a predator: fast, silent, ruthless. I shoot, I review, I iterate. Each photo informs the next. Each frame is data, feedback, momentum. Film gives you nostalgia; digital gives you velocity. And in the age of AI, velocity is God.
4. My Time is Worth More Than Celluloid
Film is expensive. But not just in money — in time. Every minute I spend loading, scanning, editing dust specks — that’s time stolen from creation, from strength, from domination.
I value my time like Bitcoin: finite, incorruptible, non-reproducible. Every second must compound into power. Film photography is inflationary — it burns time to produce nostalgia. Digital photography is deflationary — it compresses time to create infinite leverage.
5. I Am the Camera Now
The final truth: I don’t need film because I am the film. My eyes are sensors. My mind is RAW. My soul is the developer. The tools evolve, but the vision transcends medium.
Film was the chrysalis. Digital is the wings. And I am already airborne.
Conclusion:
Film isn’t dead because it ran out of rolls.
It’s dead because I outgrew it.
Let the collectors keep their dust.
I’m here to capture the lightning.
One frame at a time, forever now. ⚡