Like most Indian kids, I was first introduced to Bond in the school library; and it is a love affair that has grown ever since. Emotions such as grief, nostalgia, rejection, longing; that are often hard to explain, are very subtly woven into words. If you've ever finished reading a book and felt as if you've parted from an old friend,

Of course, music. From Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to Khoj by When Chai Met Toast; from singing under the shower to humming in the comfort of a particular moment; from adding new music to my 84th playlist to spamming my best friend with it, music is connecting me with myself now more than ever. As I’m writing this,

In the age of the aesthetic consumerism of visual culture online, HONY stands as a warm beacon of humanity, gently reminding us that every image is not a disposable artifact but a heart that beats in the blink of the shutter, one that will continue to beat with its private turbulence of daily triumphs even as we move away from the screen.

The best thing about journal writing is that no matter what I end up writing about, it’s hard to not grow from it. You can’t just look at a past entry in which you acted shamefully and say “That was dumb, anyway!” No, we say “I will never make a dumb choice like that again!”

Conversations around sustainability have become a mainstay in the fashion world. And rightly so. After all, the industry is responsible for a whopping percentage of carbon emissions worldwide. As part of the gen-Z myself, I have been witnessing this fashion metamorphosis since my teen years. This is a staple discourse and I am all for it!

I tend to approach film photography with somewhat of an “art project” mindset, so I’m far more tolerant of imperfections as opposed to when I’m shooting digital. And since I’m admittedly bad at reading manuals (I just don’t do it), I’ve made my fair share of accidental double exposures. Turns out I’ve enjoyed the results of most of those accidents.

I've acquired enough world trivia to fill a textbook thanks to solo travel, but I've also learned a whole lot about myself. Cliché as it may be, having control over my own itinerary has taught me what it is that makes me happy — gallery hopping, Vietnamese coffee, eating every cheesecake possible— which I am then able to adapt to my everyday life at home.