I used to delete my less-than-perfect photos really quickly. If something wasn’t perfect: out of focus, not straight, not clean – I didn’t even think twice. Now I don’t.
Because I’ve learned that photography is not only about perfection. It’s about the moment. And sometimes the moment is more important than technical quality. An imperfect photo can hold something real – emotion, movement, atmosphere, while a perfect image simply doesn’t have it. Sometimes a little blur feels like life. Sometimes a wrong composition feels honest. Mistakes are part of the process. Not everything has to be polished. Not everything has to be ideal…
And there’s another thing — time changes how you see your own work. A photo you didn’t like today might feel completely different a year later. So now I keep more than I delete. Because photography, for me, is not about perfect pictures.
It’s about feeling something when I look at them.