Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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One year ago I stopped posting my photos on social media and everything about my photography shifted. This is what really happens when you step away from chasing the likes.

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0:00 Intro
0:37 Today’s landscape photography
1:45 Are there any downsides to leaving social media?
6:00 Positive photography vibes
8:23 First photo
11:26 Squarespace Ad read
12:50 What i’ve gained from leaving social media.
17:35 Sunset photography (final photo)