What’s the point of “You can reach a wider audience and find new customers by promoting”? It annoys me every time.
ใๅฎฃไผใใใใจใงใใใชใใฎๆ็จฟใใใๅคใใฎไบบใซๅฑใใๆฐใใใๅฎขใใใ่ฆใคใใใใจใใงใใพใใใฃใฆใชใใ ใใๆฏๅใคใฉใคใฉใใพใใ

It directly means without paying I can’t show my photos to wider audience on Instagram or Facebook. And it means they control the audience to whom I show my photos. Wait. Photos are mine, but why can’t I show my photos to all of my followers? From business points of view, it is fucking correct. But from the points of individual person who loves and uses Instagram since 5, Nov, 2010, I have to say they are completely changed from what they used to be and I am so sad. Fuck it. They had a core value and great slogan “Community First”. I still have a mug with it written on.ย
ใ้ใๆใใชใใจใInstagramใFacebookใง่ชๅใฎๅ็ใใใๅคใใฎไบบใซ่ฆใใใใจใใงใใชใใใจใใใใจใงใใใใใฆใๅใฎๅ็ใ่ชฐใซ่ฆใใใใๅฝผใใใณใณใใญใผใซใใฆใใใจใใใใจใๆๅณใใพใใใกใใฃใจๅพ ใฆใๅ็ใฏๅใฎใใฎใชใฎใซใใชใใงๅใฎๅ็ใใในใฆใฎใใฉใญใฏใผใซ่ฆใใใใจใใงใใชใใฎใงใใใใ๏ผใใธใในใฎ่ฆณ็นใใ่ฆใใฐใใใใฏ่ถ ็ใฃๅฝใงใใใใใใ2010ๅนด11ๆ5ๆฅใใInstagramใๆ็จใใฆใใๅไบบ็ใช็ซๅ ดใใใใใจใไปฅๅใจใฏๅฎๅ จใซๅคใใฃใฆใใพใฃใใจ่จใใใใๅพใใใจใฆใๆฎๅฟตใงใใใฏใฝใงใใญใๅฝผใใซใฏใใณใใฅใใใฃใปใใกใผในใใใจใใใณใขใปใใชใฅใผใจ็ด ๆดใใใในใญใผใฌใณใใใใพใใใๅใฏใพใ ใใใๆธใใใใใฐใซใใใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ

Now I feel Instagram is just a money making machine for a crappy short videos, not a platform for the people who love photography. And that is happening since Facebook bought them. I read some articles about Meta testing subscription service for small group of people on Instagram. And all of these things were intended since then. They are doing great on business.
ไปใInstagramใฏใๅ็ใๆใใไบบใ ใฎใใใฎใใฉใใใใฉใผใ ใงใฏใชใใใใ ใใชใใทใงใผใใใใชใฎใใใฎ้ๅฒใใใทใณใซใชใฃใฆใใพใฃใใจๆใใฆใใพใใใใใฆใใใใฏFacebookใInstagramใ่ฒทๅใใฆใใ่ตทใใฃใฆใใพใใMetaใใInstagramใฎๅฐๆฐใฐใซใผใใๅฏพ่ฑกใซใตใในใฏใชใใทใงใณใตใผใในใฎใในใใ่ฉฆใฟใฆใใใจใใ่จไบใ่ชญใฟใพใใใใใใฆใใใใใฎใใจใฏใในใฆใใฎๆใใๆๅณใใใฆใใพใใใๅฝผใใฎใใธใในใฏใจใฆใใใพใใใฃใฆใใใใใงใใ

But for the people like me, their strategy is completely wrong. I will never pay any cent to those money making machines. And I will never pay any pence to the weird agents from Russia or India trying to convince me at every opportunity to pay money for them to get growth in the platform. They are trying to trap us in a growth trap, making us pay to buy attention and perceive the number of likes and followers as some kind of status.
ใใใใๅใฎใใใชไบบใ ใซใจใฃใฆใฏใๅฝผใใฎๆฆ็ฅใฏๅฎๅ จใซ้้ใฃใฆใใพใใๅใฏใใใใฎ้ๅฒใใฎๆฉๆขฐใซ1ใปใณใใใใจใๆฏๆใใใจใฏใใใพใใใใใใฆใใญใทใขใใคใณใใใใใจใใใใจใซ่จใๅฏใฃใฆใใๅฅๅฆใชใจใผใธใงใณใใใใใฉใใใใฉใผใ ใงใฎๆ้ทใฎใใใซใ้ใๆใใใ่ชฌๅพใใฆใใฆใๆฑบใใฆใ้ใๆใไบใฏใชใใงใใใใๅฝผใใฏๅใใกใๆ้ทใฎ็ฝ ใซ้ฅใใใ้ใๆใฃใฆๆณจ็ฎใ่ฒทใใใใใใญใใใใใฉใญใฏใผใใฎๆฐใใใ็จฎใฎในใใผใฟในใจ่ช่ญใใใใใจใใฆใใใฎใงใใ

All the photos are creative. And I respect all styles of creativity. Portrait, City Scapes, B/W, Animal, Nature, Landscapes, all the perspectives should be respected. If they set the pay wall? I don’t give a shit. Growth in the crappy platform? Bullshit. But creativity matters. How can we stand to have a system or algorithm control what we create and who we show it to? That’s ridiculous. That’s fucking up to us! Creativity is free, and it cannot be controlled.
ใในใฆใฎๅ็ใฏใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใงใใใใใฆใๅใฏใใใใในใฟใคใซใฎใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใๅฐ้ใใฆใใพใใใใผใใฌใผใใ่กใฎ้ขจๆฏใใขใใฏใญใๅ็ฉใ่ช็ถใ้ขจๆฏใใในใฆใฎ่ฆ็นใๅฐ้ใใใในใใงใใใใๅฝผใใใใคใฆใฉใผใซใ่จญๅฎใใใ๏ผใฉใใงใใใใงใใใใ ใใชใใใฉใใใใฉใผใ ใงๆ้ท๏ผใใใชใใฎใฏใฏใฝ้ฃใใใใใใใใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใใฃใฏ้่ฆใงใใไฝใๅตใใ่ชฐใซ่ฆใใใใใทในใใ ใใขใซใดใชใบใ ใซใณใณใใญใผใซใใใฆๅ ชใใใใใปใใไฝใไฝใใใใ่ชฐใซ่ฆใใใใๅใใฎ่ช็ฑใฎใฏใใ ใใใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใใฃใฏ่ช็ฑใ ใใๆฏ้ ใใใชใใ

I learned a lot through the real voice and interactions from real friends since I shared my feeling yesterday. I have to focus on what I want to express and tell through my photography and I will. I have to care the people who really like and care my perspective and I will. I don’t fucking give a shit on the numbers or I don’t serve for the machines. I’ll just chase what I want to express. I’ll keep on capturing humanity on the street in my way. That’s it. People would find me or may not, but it doesn’t fucking mean anything to me. Who cares. I care my perspectives, and only hope it would contribute to the other people’s perspective.
ๆจๆฅใ่ชๅใฎๆฐๆใกใไผใใฆใใใใชใขใซใชๅฃฐใใชใขใซใชๅ้ใจใฎไบคๆตใ้ใใฆใใใใใใฎใใจใๅญฆใณใพใใใๅใฏๅ็ใ้ใใฆไฝใ่กจ็พใใใใใไฝใไผใใใใใซ้ไธญใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใใใใใพใใๅใฎ่ฆ็นใๆฌๅฝใซๅฅฝใใงๆฐใซใใใฆใใใไบบใใกใๅคงๅใซใใชใใใฐใชใใชใใใใใใใพใใๆฐๅญใชใใฆใฉใใงใใใใใๆฉๆขฐใฎใใใซๅฅไปใใใใจใใชใใๅใฏ่ชๅใ่กจ็พใใใใใจใ่ฟฝใใใใใ ใใๅใฏๅใชใใฎใใๆนใงใ่ทฏไธใฎไบบ้ๆงใๆฎใ็ถใใใใใใ ใใ ใไบบใซ่ฆใคใใใใฆใ่ฆใคใใใใชใใฆใใๅใซใจใฃใฆใฏไฝใฎๆๅณใใชใใใฉใใงใใใใๅใฏ่ชๅใฎ่ฆ็นใๅคงๅใซใใใใใไปใฎไบบใ ใฎ่ฆ็นใซ่ฒข็ฎใใใใจใ ใใ้กใฃใฆใใพใใ

Thank you all of my great friends and strangers for giving me your kind words, sharing your thoughts, and inspiring my philosophy. All of the conversations were precious for me. I am so honored to meet you and know you through photography.
ๅชใใ่จ่ใใใใฆใใใฆใ่ใใๅ ฑๆใใฆใใใฆใๅใฎๅฒๅญฆใๅบๆฟใใฆใใใใ็งใฎๅๅคงใชๅไบบใ่ฆ็ฅใใฌไบบใใกใซๆ่ฌใใพใใใในใฆใฎไผ่ฉฑใฏๅใซใจใฃใฆ่ฒด้ใชใใฎใงใใใๅ็ใ้ใใฆ็ใใใซใไผใใงใใใใจใใใใฆ็ใใใ็ฅใใใจใใงใใใใจใใจใฆใๅ ๆ ใซๆใใพใใ

To all the creative people,
Love and Respect๐ค๐ป๐ฅ
Take
ใในใฆใฎใฏใชใจใคใใฃใใชไบบใใกใธใ
ๆใจๅฐๆฌใ่พผใใฆ๐ค๐ป๐ฅ
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