This text will be a historic curiosity for cyber-archeologists.
Why will this post be a historical curiosity? It is because I decided to publish it years after writing it. The original name of the post was “Why will I never delete my profile on Instagram?” Why did I not publish it? Because I wrote there, I will never create a profile on Instagram. After writing the text, I launched my profile on Instagram (although I do not remember how much it took since writing it and beginning my journey on Instagram). When did I write the text about deleting Instagram? It happened on the 28th of March, 2018. Today (I wrote the “Historic Curiosity” text on the 17th of September, 2023), I want to share my thoughts from the past with you, my Dear Friend. Ladies and gentlemen, please read my text from the remote past:
Why will I never delete my profile on Instagram?
My Dear Friend, I would like to clarify that I do not say that having profiles on Instagram, Facebook, and other social media pages is terrible. It is not. What I want to say is that I will never create the “Adam Mazek Photography” profile because I believe in a more personal approach to my art. I want my photography to reflect my unique perspective and not just another image in a sea of social media posts. I spent an extended period (October 2015 – September 2017) taking and producing tonnes of pictures, mainly on the streets of Warsaw. Moreover, I added some photographs only to my private Facebook profile, the only profile that I created on a social media webpage. But why do I write about it at all?
The reason is that practically since I decided to develop my photography skills, I felt that having official fan pages on social media was not the aim I wanted to accomplish.
In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that social media standardizes pictures and artworks that appear on them. The layout of these favorite web pages makes a lot of photographs look familiar and similar to each other. For the whole period that I mentioned, in the beginning, I just felt that I did not want to participate in collecting likes, followers, and so on.
I did not know what I would do with all the images, so for quite an extended period, I took photos, developed them, and stored them offline only on my remote external drive.
Reflecting on this journey, I realize that my decision to invest my time (and money) in my webpage was a significant turning point. It was a time when I started to read Eric Kim’s blog, and he convinced me to launch my website. This experience has taught me the value of personal growth and the importance of following one’s own path. Thanks, Eric, for giving me excellent advice!
