Category: Technology

The first time I decided to venture beyond the familiar embrace of my coastal town, I found myself face-to-face with reality’s cruel humor. My suitcase was a hodgepodge of impractical items: three novels I’d never open, a sweater too thick for the tropics, and a phone charger that didn’t match my phone. I was the […]

I once embarked on what I naively called a “cinematic journey” through Europe, armed with nothing but my trusty smartphone and the naive belief that my artistic vision alone would suffice. I was wrong. What I ended up with was a series of videos that looked like they were shot in the midst of a […]

I remember the first time I tried to take a sunset photo with my smartphone. There I was, standing on the edge of the pier, balancing my phone on a precarious stack of driftwood, hoping to capture that perfect, Instagram-worthy shot. But reality hit hard when the phone toppled over, almost joining the fish in […]

Cramming my camera gear into a flimsy backpack was a mistake I won’t repeat. Picture this: I’m standing in a bustling airport, my bag toppling over, spewing lenses across the floor like a scene from a low-budget disaster flick. The mortified faces around me said it all—my lack of preparation was a public spectacle. I […]

I once found myself standing on a sun-baked street in Istanbul, camera in hand, staring at a kaleidoscope of colors and life unfolding before me. There I was, poised to capture the perfect shot that would make even the most seasoned Instagrammer weep with envy. But then the cold, hard truth hit me—I’d schlepped the […]

Somewhere between the third leech bite and the fourth river crossing, I realized my GoPro was having a better time in the Amazon than I was. I mean, sure, I’ve gotten used to the idea of adventure travel being a euphemism for “how much can you endure before you break,” but my trusty little action […]

I remember the first time I took a drone for a spin. There’s nothing quite like the heart-stopping moment when you realize that the expensive gadget you just launched into the sky is now a rogue element, heading straight for a tree at full speed. It’s a rite of passage for many beginners—a crash course, […]

I once schlepped a brick of a camera across half the globe, convinced it was my ticket to photographic mastery. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t. The thing weighed more than my backpack and drew more attention than a tourist in a fanny pack. At every checkpoint, I had to explain that no, I wasn’t documenting state […]