I'm a Tbilisi-born artist currently based on the Baltic coast of Poland, with a long-standing connection to photography that began in childhood. My earliest experiments in image-making began not with a traditional camera, but with a modest blue Nokia 5300—a birthday gift that sparked a fascination with colour, light, and the quiet poetry of everyday moments. That curiosity matured into a deep appreciation for analogue photography, culminating in my first film camera, a Zenit 122. It was through this lens that I first discovered the discipline, restraint, and wonder inherent in composing just 36 frames. The wait for each roll to emerge from the darkroom, often in a modest Kodak shop near Marjanishvili Square, became a ritual of patience and reflection.