Why a Software Engineer Picked Up a Camera

There's a funny thing about spending your days staring at abstractions — you start to lose your eye for the concrete...

The Accident

It started with a borrowed camera at a friend's wedding. I took three hundred mediocre photos and one genuinely beautiful one by accident.

What It Taught Me

Photography is the opposite of software in one important way: you cannot iterate in real time. The light is there, then it's gone.

Where I Am Now

I shoot with a mirrorless system and a 35mm prime. Most of my photos are of Jakarta street life at golden hour.