About Tinatini

I am 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.

Though my professional journey later led me through some of Europe’s most prestigious universities and into a career in financial crime investigations, the act of documenting life through photography never ceased. Even amidst the pace of corporate environments, the instinct to frame, to observe, to preserve—remained constant.

Today, photography is both a medium of expression and a personal archive. Each image I share represents more than a visual composition; it is a fragment of experience, a trace of time. My work invites the viewer not only to see, but to feel—quietly, deeply, and on their own terms.