Archiving the Photos I've Taken So Far - "The Last Days of the World" Released.
Hello, I'm Munou.
All the images I've taken so far are archived on a single HDD of my custom-built PC, but I'm worried that if the HDD gets corrupted, everything will be lost, and I also don't look back at past photos anytime.
So, I've archived them in an easy-to-view format. I haven't uploaded anything that really shouldn't be made public.
If you have any deletion requests or similar, please contact us via comments on this blog or through the inquiry form.
Reason for Creation
As mentioned at the beginning of this article, one reason is to archive them in an easy-to-view format, but I hardly take any photos now.
I'll write this as if I were a respectable photographer: I used to love it, but gradually I became unable to do it. That's because I was working for a different purpose, and my camera completely became a tool for work, losing its personal touch. As a result, I also had no time, so I, who used to photograph only people, had fewer opportunities to do so, and when asked, I continued to be in a situation where I had no capacity, and I became unable to do anything.
Since I originally only photographed what I liked, it's simply my own problem that what was once a selfish pursuit became an altruistic one.
While I was eager to cooperate or participate in something, I couldn't make a living from it, so it became something I could only do when I had time, and I was often pressed for time, making it impossible to do anything.
I was always taking photos or engaged in creative activities when I felt uneasy or anxious for some reason.
Recently, I've felt a surge of creative drive, so I made this to motivate myself to take photos again.
Since I'm basically all talk, it's unclear how long this motivation will last. To put it positively, it's an initial impulse.
About The Last Days of the World
People disappearing, shops closing down, or myself changing from how I used to be. Filling the gap of that change is a unique and irreplaceable thing.
However, those things won't come back, and since it's a cycle of change, I think we just have to accept it.
Tomorrow, even that small world might disappear, or it might disappear today.
If there's even a small chance to glimpse that past, wouldn't one feel glad to have lived?
For a complete stranger, peeking into someone's life can be enjoyable, and it might be a way to open up a new world for themselves, realizing that such a world exists.
I feel that way myself; seeing personal blogs or Vice Japan's past "Munchie Foods" made me realize such places exist and led to various inspirations.
That's all it is, but if it's just unchanging days, I believe that seeing a world even 1mm different, especially one that feels somewhat within my reach, can be a way to spark motivation and take action.
Well. That's all it is, though...
Why I Don't Post on Other SNS
Relying on a single platform means relying on that closed space.
If that platform disappears, wouldn't it be ridiculous if all my memories disappeared with it?
Therefore, managing it myself as much as possible, and considering something that uses the internet and is interoperable, I felt that using my own website was the best option.
While directly contacting people and sending photos would be best, I am a social misfit who finds it difficult to contact a wide range of people, and many have already lost my contact information, so by making it public like this, anyone can save and view them.
Finally
Regarding restaurants, for those I remember photographing there, I've listed the shop names, so if you're interested, please search for them.
I plan to aggressively add more whenever I feel like updating. It's all about my mood.
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