Some of my brightest childhood memories are from the Black Sea.

The mountains, the sound of the waves, the feeling of open space.

At night I would quietly leave the house and walk alone to an empty beach - lie on the stones, listen to the water, look at the stars.

At sunrise I carried a flashlight into the mountains to a spring.

I was never lonely. I always loved the silence.

It felt like having my own small world.

Then adult life began - the city, work, rushing, noise.

Only recently I realized I’m searching for the same things again: silence, solitude, slowness.

Now I create quiet stories through photography and film - a way to return to that feeling,

to hear the waves again and see the stars.