Back in Vienna – Back to Basics #5
The art of seeing, again.
I love to travel.
And I’ve been lucky to travel a lot.
In the past six months alone, I visited New Zealand, Bali, and Svalbard.
New places, unfamiliar light, unknown rhythms –
it’s easy to feel inspired when everything is new.
Now I’m home again.
Back in Vienna.
Back to my routines, my desk, my deadlines.
And back to the corners I already know by heart.
But that’s where it gets interesting.
Because when things are familiar, you have to look harder.
You have to slow down.
To work for the frame.
And to rediscover what you thought you’d already seen.
The past few days, I’ve been going back to basics.
I picked up an old Minolta XD5 for some film experiments (results coming soon).
And I’ve also been walking through the city with my Fuji X100V –
nothing fancy, no post-processing. Just JPEGs. Just light.
Vienna doesn’t surprise me anymore.
So I have to surprise myself.
By noticing again.
By seeing better.
Because in the end, that’s what photography is.
Not the place. Not the gear.
Just the practice of paying attention.
All images were taken on May 6, 7 and 9 straight out of the Fuji.
Nothing added. Nothing taken away.
Just presence.
And a little bit of light.
