Leaving the Camera Behind: A Portugal Photo Diary

A deliberate break from the pressure to constantly create, captured entirely on a phone—plus a few curated stops along the way.

As a photographer, it’s easy to fall into a loop of telling yourself you need to shoot more. For a while, I’d been meaning to take myself on more artist dates, get out on photo walks with friends, and be more disciplined about daily documentation, so when the opportunity for a week in Portugal came up, it felt like the obvious moment to pack the gear an…