Sam King

Photographer, Software Engineer, Designer.

Vancouver, Canada

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Note

2026-10-05

I used to be a 5:4 kinda guy, but since the GFX I’m now a 4:3 guy. I will never be a 3:2 guy. I’m partial to being a 2.39:1 guy from time to time.

Note

2026-10-05

Slowly adding old photos to my site. It’s been nice revisiting photos I haven’t seen in a while. I’m selecting ones I would have discarded a few years ago, and discarding ones I would have selected. Also getting more comfortable with colour after a long time mostly shooting black and white.

Note

2026-10-02

I was out of peanuts today, so I took a detour and wore a “disguise” to get to the coffee shop. The crows still found me and I had to sacrifice some of my blueberry muffin which they seemed to like. Crazy how they just know me as the peanut dispensary, no matter what I’m wearing or where I am.

Note

2026-09-26

I’ll also finally be putting some of my photos on my site. I have a cool “CMS” with Capture One as the source of truth. I just have to cull down and re-edit a bunch of photos. Have tens of thousands to cut down, not looking forward to it.

Note

2026-09-26

Also, say hello to notes. Now I can microblog instead of commiting to big posts which is nice. Posted to my site first, then seeded to bsky (eventually).

Note

2026-09-26

I would like my writing to be way more positive. My journal makes me come across quite doomer and I am to some degree, but I’m optimistic humanity will find a way to prosper. We kind of have to. Going to try and keep the writing more positive going forward.

Slop it up

2026-09-09

AI helps people make more with less, but it's stripping away the judgement and care that made the internet feel human.

Eat the dog

2026-05-03

On the dog you wouldn't eat and the cow you do, and what sits between your compassion and your dinner.

Sesame, an unremarkably good 2FA app

2026-04-14

Authy has been getting worse for years, so I built my own 2FA app. Sesame is open source, local-first, and free on the App Store.

Sick of assumptions

2026-03-30

LLMs are trained on neurotypical conversation patterns. When you say exactly what you mean, the model tries to read between lines that don't exist.

Leave them there

2026-03-03

On the Dubai situation and a very British habit of deciding who deserves help.

State of mind

2025-08-01

April me thought productivity guilt was the problem. August me realizes the world may also be to blame.

On being productive today

2025-04-15

My brain wants 16-hour coding marathons. My body wants mountains. The guilt is suffocating. Maybe productivity means something different now.

Going dark, time to focus elsewhere

2025-01-23

The exhausting reality of platform fragmentation, and a vision for more intimate creative spaces.

Social Media for Photographers

2024-08-27

Is there room for a more intimate, authentic space for those who genuinely care about the medium of photography?

Refrakt and more

2024-08-17

I've been working on refrakt.app for a little over a year and a half now. Recently however, I've not had the time or motivation to work on it as much as I probably should, and I can't help but feel bad about that.

Running away, in a good way

2024-01-19

I've made an impulsive decision to run away to Vancouver, but I really do think it will be good for me. The mountains and slower pace of life are what I need right now.

A hidden battle

2023-07-16

It's been a very long time since I wrote here, probably a symptom of the way I've been feeling. I've been avoiding some things and trying to distract myself.

Authentistic

2023-01-07

Since finding out I’m Autistic half way through 2022, I’ve been thinking a lot about unmasking and reconciling what that means for my identity.

Journal

2022-10-10

It’s been just over a year since I started this website and I had every intention of writing more often. Things have changed and I think these posts are going to be more like journal entries than proper articles.

A self discovery at 30

2022-09-09

It’s kind of weird for me to share this, but this is a personal read about a recent discovery and how it’s impacted me. It may change your perception of me as a person, but hopefully not in a negative way.

Rest and relaxation… sort of

2022-09-08

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here, but this is what I’ve been up to since my last post where I spoke about burning out.

Recovering after the crash

2022-02-14

I apologise for the cringe title, but I’m sharing my experience with burnout and what I’m going to be doing over the next couple of months.

Dead already?

2021-10-23

It’s been a full month since I last posted. I started this in the hopes of getting me writing, and it worked to some degree. There’s just been a lot going on this last month!

Thoughts on therapy

2021-09-22

In the spirit of being more open, I’m continuing the conversation about therapy. Why and how I got started, and how it’s been so far. Maybe it will be helpful if you’ve been thinking about starting therapy yourself.

An introduction

2021-09-19

Who are you? What is this? Wtf am I reading? Hopefully I can answer some of those questions in this post. This is a new dedicated space for my writing, something I haven’t had for a long time. Enjoy your stay!

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