Often, while walking through the streets of Warsaw and taking pictures, the first words of David Bowie’s song “Moonage Daydream,” which is “I’m an alligator,” come to my mind.
When I hear these words in my mind, I am delighted. Why? Because it involves the sheer joy of photographing, walking, running a website, and listening to phenomenal songs such as “Moonage Daydream.” Moreover, by doing my own artistic things, I know that I somehow, more or less, refer to the artistic heritage of the British singer. The truth is that it is a moment when I take part in an eternal dialogue between artists and that I, step by step, becoming part of art’s world. I love to listen to the “Moonage Daydream” song. I have no idea why this tune did not appear on one of “The Best of Bowie” albums. Till today I cannot imagine how it is possible. While recalling the melody and strolling on the streets of Warsaw, I feel like an alligator, indeed, which diving and chasing prey.
Is that mean that I want to hurt someone? Of course not.
My prey are pictures that I take. I already compared taking photos on Warsaw’s streets to hunting. That’s why I’m an alligator of Warsaw. Back to David Bowie’s artistic legacy, I want to stress that Bowie’s songs, indeed, often echo in my mind. I love to hum his songs. “Moonage Daydream” is a song that often evokes feelings in my heart. I would say that these feelings are somehow from outer space. The truth is that I also like daydreaming.
In the same way, as David Bowie imagined himself as a Ziggy Stardust, I often envisage myself as a tourist from outer space.
I landed in Warsaw, and I am curious about the city that even the most mundane things interest me. Whether I imagine myself as an alligator or Ziggy Stardust, what I know is the fact that my name is Adam Mazek. I hope that I will become the most recognizable photographer worldwide. I hope it will happen one hundred years after my death. Why? Because being famous would disturb me in taking pictures on Warsaw’s streets.
PS
I wrote this text on the 19th of May, 2021.
