"At the age of 16, I received my initiation into photography with a Minolta SRT 101 35mm camera, handed to me along with a “simple” directive: wander the streets of an unfamiliar city and capture the essence of captivating subjects on film. It was then that I grasped the essence of photography—not merely as a frozen image, but as a narrative waiting to be unveiled. Through the lens, I learned that each photograph should tell a story.