2025.01

• Developed new sections for toto.photo—exhibitions, press coverage, and a works archive.
• Had three photographs from my Tskaltubo series published in the Atlas of Ruins book.
• Migrated The Flaneur newsletter platform to ttvl.co; no more Substack and walled gardens.
• Updated ttvl.co: the darkroom section now has several new items, and the Unbound System section has been expanded with new templates.
• Learned a new technique for negative-to-positive conversion in Photoshop using negative mask subtraction—still fine-tuning the results.
• Built and started experimenting with a pinhole camera.
• Started working on a membership website platform using Go + Gin.
• Took a long walk in the Pigneto district in Rome.
• Visited the Vatican Museums; Raphael’s School of Athens and the Sistine Chapel are impressive.

2025 started off very busy. I’ve made good progress towards my plan to launch a membership program alongside three(!) websites. I feel like I’m on track to achieve that. The 12-week year system is working well for me, although I do not adhere to its original methodology from the book. I didn’t find the book quite good, frankly—but the idea is well worth trying.

The visit to Tbilisi was pleasant as usual, but the moment I was there, the protests were much calmer than I expected. I didn’t manage to shoot much.