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Independent creative work doesn’t fit neatly into a 9–5 schedule. Photography projects, writing, reviews, and long-term ideas are often built late at night, on weekends, or in the quiet gaps between everyday responsibilities. If you enjoy the work you find here and would like to support it, this page outlines a few simple, optional ways to do so. Support helps cover the real costs behind creative pursuits — gear, hosting, software, travel, time spent refining ideas, and the freedom to take on projects that don’t immediately pay off but matter creatively. From referral links and tiny away stays to additional store items and recommendations, each option contributes directly to keeping these projects sustainable. Nothing here is expected or required. But every click, stay, or purchase helps make room for more honest photography, thoughtful writing, and independent creative work — built outside the traditional grind, and supported by the people who find value in it.
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A Note on AI, Transparency, and Creative Work
AI is now embedded in much of the technology we use every day. Completely avoiding it is becoming unrealistic, but how it’s used — and whether that use is declared — matters. This is a strong personal stance: any time AI is used in my creative pursuits, it will be clearly disclosed. Transparency builds trust, and if a tool plays any role in the work you’re reading or viewing, you deserve to know that upfront.
When I use AI it is for limited and intentional reasons. It may occasionally assist with clarity or structure rather than creative direction — such as helping refine short store item blurbs or tightening website sections where my natural, rambling writing style could come across as unfocused or unprofessional. In these cases, the ideas, opinions, and intent remain mine; AI is simply used as a practical tool to communicate them more cleanly, and its use will always be sss explicitly noted otherwise, written works, journalism, photography, reviews, and creative projects by me are created without AI tools. The words, perspectives, and images are my own, shaped by experience rather than automation. Imperfection is part of that process, and I believe honest creative work should reflect the human effort behind it rather than hide it.
There are valid reasons many people are uncomfortable with AI, especially in creative spaces. It’s often used without disclosure, can undermine or replace human labour, raises serious questions about ownership and consent, and is frequently deployed to generate content at scale with little care for depth or authenticity. For me, AI should never masquerade as human creativity or quietly replace it. If it’s used at all, it should be open, limited, and honest — because creative works depend on transparency.
⁰ obviously this is AI and most of the blurbs on this site as well