My co-founder and I have started Sloika earlier this year to uplift photographers and help them find meaningful connections with their fans. We believe that NFTs represent one of the most significant power shifts from large centralized corporations to creators. Our mission is to accelerate this transition. As a photographer…

I started writing in Substack in the last couple of weeks. Catch up on some of the thoughts I’ve shared there: Blockchain can fix everything — some of the practical applications for blockchain (rehashing what many in crypto were saying for years) Radical devaluation — what happens when devaluation + inflation hits Money matters — couple of book recommendations on money things A week in NFT — so many news from the #NFT ecosystem

I recently wrote a list of 158 books that I read in 2020. While it is an extensive list, and I felt myself a little stretched, reading, on average, a book every 2.3 days. A goal of 70–100 books is more manageable and leaves more time to think and process. …

The 2020 is almost over, and what a strange year it has been. Despite all the pain and suffering, being alone for the most part of it, and deprived from travel, it was full of other adventures — adventures of a mind. …

There’s probably just one good thing that came out of the pandemic lockdown— more time for books. The year started off with non-stop travel—exhaustive but exciting trip to Japan at first, then a quick visit back home in Toronto, then off to Iceland, and then… it was over. …

A 2019 has been a joyful and fulfilling one for reading. Through travel, living in a different country all by myself, and having time at home around holidays I was able to read, or rather listen to, 95 books. To accomplish this, all while traveling, a few tricks made that…

When I first had a chance to get my own camera, back in year 2001, I didn’t know then that I have found my life-long passion. I was simply fascinated by the camera, ability to capture everything, and be able to share that with people around me. So when, two…

Photography, no doubt, is experiencing a tectonic shift. Consumers move in waves from point-and-shoot cameras to just using iPhones and Android phones. The shift affected DSLR sales too, shifting the power to smartphones. It seems like this war, for our wallets, and our convenience, is won. Just reading up on…

We all know reading is important, but for those charged with leading, inspiring, and invigorating others, it’s essential. Reading, after all, is one primary way people learn about new ideas and acquire the hard-won wisdom of the eminent leaders and authors who’ve come before them. It’s a means of expanding…