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2018, London (Galaxy Note 8)

I was lucky to visit London again after seven years.

It was only a short visit, just one day, but it meant a great deal to me. I was going through a difficult time, and returning to London, even briefly, felt like receiving a small gift in the middle of that season.

London was still London. The streets, the buildings, the weather, the movement of people, and the familiar weight of the city brought back memories from my first visit in 2011. At the same time, I was different. Seven years had passed, and I was no longer the same person who had once walked through the city with endless curiosity and a camera in hand.

This time, the photographs were taken with a Galaxy Note 8. It was not the same as traveling with my old cameras, but perhaps that made the images more immediate. I photographed what I could, quickly and quietly, during the limited time I had.

Even though the visit was brief, it was precious. London gave me a moment to breathe, to remember, and to feel that I had somehow returned to a place that had once mattered deeply to me.