📽️ Life in the wheel.

💭 Have you ever had turning points...

Have you ever had turning points in your life — when the ground was ripped out from under your feet, you fell, and didn’t know what to do next?

I had two such moments.
One — in 2014–2015.
The second — right now, in 2024–2025.

The first was about a company I gave 12 years of my life to.
I climbed all the way from the very bottom to become a manager.
I loved that company (now quite famous).
And I truly believed the people who built it were my friends.

But as they say:

“Nothing personal — it’s just business, baby.”

They broke me.
And I didn’t have the strength to fight back — because at the same time, I was diagnosed with cancer.
And I found out my dad was terminally ill.
Then he was gone.

My dad was my number one man, my friend, my anchor.

My recovery took years — both physically and emotionally.
I was searching for myself.
My whole world had flipped.

Then the pandemic came — and during that time,
I found what truly lights me up.

I became a copywriter.
Then a photographer.
And I discovered stock photography.

Stock photography became my new love.
Speaking to people around the world through photos and videos — without knowing their language — felt like magic.

When my video was bought in Argentina,
I stared at the screen thinking:

“Wait… you can do that too?!” 😄

But stock photography is not a fairytale.
It’s a soulless algorithm.

And I wasn’t prepared for the day Freepik would simply delete 3,000 of my works —
each one filled with meaning,
each one created with love.

That moment pushed me to create a guide for beginners.
I poured into it all my mistakes — the classic ones and the totally unexpected.
Because tutorials become outdated fast.
And that feeling of being alone… it never really leaves.

I’ve gone through burnout, confusion, financial holes, and the constant thought:

“What’s wrong with me?”

From January to March 2025, I lay on the couch,
hugging a pillow,
feeling sorry for myself.

But you know what?
My spirit doesn’t break.

Yes — you can bend me,
you can put me on my knees —
but I’ll stand back up.
I’ll wipe my tears.
I’ll rise.

And I won’t let anyone devalue me again —
like they did back in 2015.

Why am I writing all this?

So you know:
Whatever you’re going through —
you can look at it from a different angle.

I worked in a taxi,
but my soul screamed:

“No!”
Even though I love driving.

I posted flyers,
but something inside me clenched:

“This isn’t me. I want to create.
Photos. Videos. Art.”

That’s why I’m here.

I’m creating a project called

“To Live.”

A project about not giving up.
About walking through your breaking points —
and choosing yourself.

Again.
And again.

If I could do it —
so can you.