Why I Love Taking Photos of Abandoned Places
This article was previously published on my HEY World account.
JF Martin
I'm a compulsive creator and contributor, a digital nomad, a light painter, a YouTuber, a podcaster and a numeric citizen who's enjoying the digital era.
Photo Legend #26 - Children Art
I always liked children's drawings. They give us, adults, a view of how kids see the world. It’s fascinating how they draw human bodies. As they get older, instinctively they learn to refine their art, leaving behind some form of visual fantasies, which I think is a
photography
Bye Bye Universe
Nearly a year ago, I introduced my Numeric Citizen Visual Space, a website made with Universe, a website creation application running on iPhone, iPad and macOS. This space never really took off, never attracted traffic, probably because of the lack of a social network dimension to it. In retrospect,
Experimentation
The End of My HEY World Experiment
No time to waste here. This post will be the last one on HEY World. After giving it a few thoughts, today, I decided to move my Friday Notes & Photo Legend Series to Substack. Why, you might ask? It is all about control, flexibility and discoverability. HEY World is
Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #23 — I Didn’t See That Friday Was Coming
Wow, it’s Friday morning, 6:17 AM. Not only the Friday Notes writing is not complete, it isn’t started! I find myself without a subject to write about. Usually, such subject starts to emerge at the beginning of the week, Sunday or Monday. Then, each day, I diligently
Photo Legend #25 - “Darkness Falls Across the Land”
(Micheal Jackson’s Thriller playing in the background here). This photo was taken last summer during a long stay in a country house that we rented for two months. That day, when the sun was slowly sunsetting, fog slowly started to crawl and created this wonderful scene. At that time,
Technology
Seeing Death From a Distance, Through FaceTime Calls
Technology can play unexpected roles in our lives. This is my experience of depending on FaceTime to see my father quit this world.
Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #22 — Slow Writing
It’s been a slow week for writing and posting content online. I was busy on other things, and my inspiration is not always a constant flow. It follows a line of ups and downs. I don’t panic or feel bad when it’s down. I take it as
Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #21 — Some Parts of ME
Recently found on https://alanralph.co.uk/13253-2/: "Take your personal website, for example. Your writing might not appeal to others. People might find it irrelevant or even dislike your style or your message, especially if you are writing about something new and unconventional. But if it’s important
Newsletter
Numeric Citizen Introspection Newsletter #9
This is my introspection summary on my numeric life for April of 2021
Apple
My Thoughts on Apple’s Spring Loaded Event
During its “Spring Loaded” event, Apple showed relentless desire to innovate and push boundaries. Here are my thoughts. Color me impressed.
Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #20 — My Impostor Syndrome
Quick question: do we have to read a lot to be considered a “real” writer? I always thought that writers, like novel writers, must be reading a lot of books. Is it the case? I once had this idea of writing a science-fiction novel (as documented here [https://world.hey.