Whenever I dive back into my photo library, I tend to get lost. Not lost in the sense of being unable to navigate my library. Lost in time. Lost in thought. Lost in the photos. On my most recent dive down this rabbit hole, gathering assets for a new project, I found myself looking at my older work and taking stock of the “Then & Now” of my photography. Some things were clear improvements in my photography. What was more telling is a regression in my photography, something I was better at doing in the past than I am now.
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