The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed my professional life, leading me to explore the NFT space in April 2021. This new avenue has become a crucial part of my career, allowing me to blend art with blockchain technology and reach a global audience. For a long time, I hesitated to call myself an artist. Creativity seemed like "hocus pocus" because it was such a natural part of my life that I didn't consider it special. Whenever someone called themselves an artist, I thought it was just an excuse for lacking technical skills.

However, my time in the NFT space, interacting daily with artists from various genres—not just photographers, but also digital and traditional artists—changed my perspective. I realized that my constant drive to create and my relentless pursuit of realizing my visions define what it means to be an artist. The process of creating each image is about more than just photography; it's about bringing a vision to life. Being an artist is not an excuse to avoid striving for the highest quality, but rather the essence of what I've been all along: someone who can't go ten minutes without thinking about current or future projects and constantly trying to bring those visions to reality.

I learned that, above all else—beyond being a photographer, a coach, a teacher, and even a Thai boxer—I am first and foremost an artist. This is what defines me.