The longer I do it, the more I see and feel that street photography nourishes my body, mind, heart, and soul.
I wrote this text on the 30th of March, 2025. On that day, I was rucking with a rucksack that weighed 32 kg (71 lbs). Of course, while doing it, I was doing the essence of my artistic passion, street photography. After combining rucking and street photography, I realized that all these things (to be more precise: walking, taking photos on the streets, and carrying heavy loads on my back and shoulders) nourish my body, mind, heart, and soul. I do not want to stop doing all these things. In general, I feel much better thanks to doing them. Also, I have no doubt that there is nothing I can do better for human civilization.
Of course, someone could say I should focus on my office job to earn more money and pay higher taxes to contribute my efforts to society.
When I earn more, I can spend more. The business is booming. Working, earning money, and spending it are the fundamentals of capitalism. Still, I wrote many times that deep in my heart and soul, I was not born to make money. I believe and feel with my whole being that I was born to create something. For today (and perhaps until the end of my life – I hope so), my biggest creative passions are street photography, writing, and managing my blog.
I cannot wait for the next photo walk, even if I did it a few hours ago.
How many photos did I shoot? Almost two hundred. Still, for me, the number of photos I took does not count, but their quality. Sometimes, I wonder whether exposing my body to cold by walking in summer clothes in frigid temperatures and rucking decreased the quality of my photos. I think I will return to this topic in the future. I guess time will provide an answer. For today, I am simply enjoying the fact that street photography nourishes my body, mind, heart, and soul.
