Last month, I was staring at my hard drive and felt a genuine sense of guilt. I had thousands of raw shots from various trips and personal projects—beautiful stills that were just sitting there, collecting digital dust. In a world where everyone is scrolling through vertical video, my static photography started to feel “dead.” I tried to animate them myself in After Effects, but after three hours of fighting with keyframes and masking, the results looked like a glitchy PowerPoint transition. It was a total waste of time.
