I started street photography because I did not want my dream to remain a dream.
I wanted to act, to create. To do it, I had to leave my house and comfort zone, and see, hear, and feel life on Warsaw’s streets, dive into mundane reality, and photograph its very essence. A similar process occurred regarding writing and blogging. I had to slay my inner creative demons, who told me I wouldn’t write anything profound and that I was useless in being innovative. I needed to say to myself, “Shut up and write,” and that’s how my story with blogging began. The world needs creativity more than ever. One of the best examples, unfortunately, can be found in the war in Ukraine and how Ukrainians managed to create cheap drones to be able to destroy critical Russian infrastructure worth millions of US Dollars.
They do not do it with expensive American rockets, but thanks to their secret, cheap technology, which Americans and other NATO countries want to learn from them.
I do not plan for my ideas to be helpful in warfare. Still, I hope to encourage and inspire millions of other people to be creatively productive, because it is one of the best things we could do not only for ourselves, our families, and societies, but also for the whole of humanity. That’s why I plan to do street photography, write, and manage the www.adammazek.com blog until the end of my life. That’s why I do not intend to keep the title phrase of this text alive. I do not want my dream to remain a dream, but I want my dream to become a reality. If you do not know what to do with your life, my Dear Friend, I have some advice for you.
Start creating something out of nothing.
Write, paint, draw, dance, start a blog, photograph – do whatever your inner child, heart, and soul speak to you. Start doing it without hesitation, because no one will tell your story for you. You have a unique voice and story to tell the world, and do not let your dreams remain dreams. If you are afraid of losing, do not worry about it. Write, create as if you were the only person who would see your work of art. Then, publish your work, and ignore other people’s opinions. Create for the sake of creating. Remember, your creativity has the power to change the world.
