I wrote this text on the 17th of January, 2026.
It was a Saturday during which, in normal cases, I would go out with a heavy rucksack, wearing summer clothes (today, it was -3 degrees Celsius [26.6 degrees Fahrenheit]), and do street photography. Unfortunately, due to a gastrocnemius muscle injury (which happened two days ago), I will have a 2-3 week break from walking. That’s why I did not go out of the home. Was I sad? Only for a short period. After all, when I realized I won’t be able to do activities that I love to do, I told myself:
Accept it.
Then, I realized I should focus on things I can do. That’s why I started the day by reading books. Then, I started to write this text. What do I plan for the rest of my day? I haven’t figured it out yet. Still, I have a few great options: reading books, writing another text, scheduling another post on my blog, and adding new galleries to my “Portfolio” section on my blog. Did I invite you to check these galleries, my Dear Friend? If not, I truly recommend seeing my visual photographic works in a nutshell. Click here to begin the visual feast of the strange and mundane world by Adam Mazek.
While writing this text and while scheduling the first post today, I was watching my pictures taken on Warsaw’s streets in the past.
When I saw them and when I realized I would have the longest break in doing street photography since 2016 (in that year, I had a similar injury and, from what I remember, it took me more or less two months to return to walking), a sadness appeared in my heart, mind, and soul. Then, again, I told myself:
Accept it.
Then, I returned to writing this text.
