12/09/2025
A moment of reflection from behind the lens.
I retreat into my photography world, finding solace in capturing beauty, light, and fleeting moments of grace. But when I step back into reality, I'm confronted by the heartbreak unfolding around us.
The violence, the division, the senseless loss of innocent lives that could have been prevented. People turning against each other when we should be standing together. Every news cycle brings fresh wounds to communities already struggling to heal.
It's overwhelming. It's frightening. And it makes me question where we're heading as a society.
There's a 'shift' happening that we can ALL feel. Something fundamental is changing in how we function as human beings. The old ways of connecting, of understanding each other, seem to be breaking down. We're all navigating this transformation differently, and perhaps that's part of the confusion and conflict we're witnessing.
But here's what I know to be true, behind every lens, in every frame I capture, I see the same thing. Human beings. Mothers, fathers, children, dreamers. People who laugh, cry, hope, and love in exactly the same ways, regardless of where they were born or what they believe.
We are one race. The human race.
In this time of change, we have a choice. We can let this 'shift' pull us apart, or we can find new ways to pull together. We can resist the fear that makes us push each other away and instead reach for the connection that makes us stronger.
Photography has taught me that light always finds a way through darkness. Even in the deepest shadows, there's always a glimmer waiting to break through. I have to believe the same is true for humanity, especially now as we navigate this transformation together.
Change begins with each of us choosing compassion over conflict, understanding over judgment, unity over division. It starts in our communities, our conversations, our daily interactions.
We all have the power to create moments of kindness, moments of connection, moments that remind us what we're capable of when we choose love over fear within our own circles.
The world needs more light, even with the smallest of voices.
Sal xx
