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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

First Post in 33 Days

This past summer was one of my all-time favourites. It was especially great for my photography biz. I feel like I took some of the best photos I have ever taken these past few months. I also feel like I went on more photography adventures than ever before, which was definitely one of my intentions going into the summer. ⁣

As the summer ended, my energy began to change. ⁣

Maybe I was catching my breath from a very expansive summer. ⁣

Maybe I was in denial and was refusing to actually accept that summer was over. ⁣

Maybe there was some fear under the surface about what could happen with a 4th wave. ⁣

I needed a few weeks to feel what was there; to process and finally to integrate. ⁣

Instead of forcing myself to post on social, I took a whole month off. Zero posts in over 30 days. That’s a big shift from my regular 5 posts a week.⁣

I needed this time to journal and process privately. To "fill the well", as Julia Cameron would say. ⁣

I am excited to be back on social. I am also nervous. It’s always a bit tense for me when I have not been sharing for a while.

I'm going to ride this excited/nervous wave for a bit. Once I finally surrender to the flow and get on the right side of momentum, it can actually be a lot of fun.

Anyone else feel a shift in September?