The more I do street photography and work in accountancy, the more frequently I feel that I move between two worlds.
I wrote this text on the 11th of April, 2022. It was a day when I did not want to write about two worlds in geographical terms. The truth is that since fucking Putin’s army invaded Ukraine on the 24th of February, 2022, I believe that Poland and our south-eastern neighbor are two very different worlds. Poland is full of quiet and peace. On the other hand, Ukraine is full of chaos and blood. I wanted to write about the relationship between my artistic world and office work. For many years (I would say for about five years), I regarded my office work as something interrupting me from developing my creative, photographic, and artistic skills.
Today, I see that these two worlds are mixing and influencing each other in my mind.
How is it possible? I often feel that while taking photos on Warsaw’s streets, the best ideas for solving accounting issues appear in my mind. On the other hand, sometimes, when I try to take a short rest from my office job, when I want to switch off my analytical, mathematical, critical, and logical thinking about accountancy, one of the best ideas comes to my imagination regarding street photography. It is a moment when I write down my thoughts on my iPhone as my inspiration. Usually, I will develop my idea in the future. The more I do everything connected with street photography and accountancy, the more I feel they influence each other.
That’s why I believe that being an active accountant and street photographer, paradoxically, benefits my whole being.
How happy I am that I can do street photography after my office job. While walking, I can appreciate that I can work when I sit. Or, while sitting, I am happy that I can stretch my legs after work. Undoubtedly, ostensibly two different worlds, the world of accountancy, where everything must match each other, and the art world, where all things do not have to check with each other, are mixing in my life correctly.
