MTP ON HIATUS & SOCIAL MEDIA STATEMENT
Dear followersSome sad autumn day in 2022, I realised that I cannot longer pursue my passion for concert photography.
The reasons are various.
It's never been a "goodbye" from me, but more like an "until we meet again" kind of scenario.I maintained my social media pages and had a couple failed attempts at properly coming back on track with photography.It's been a while and I looked forward to return to the hobby and start posting again. A plan to create a new website was a fixed position on my to do list, too.
But after the beginning of this year and after a long-ish debate with myself, I made the decision to delete all my material from Meta and by so, deleting my own portfolio, removing my work for hundreds of followers and erasing years of band communication.Facebook and Instagram being my main channels, this decision was not made lightly. I'd go as far as saying that my photography profiles were a major part of why I didn't do what I knew was right all along.
As if being on an involuntary hiatus wasn't saddening enough, I had to literally rob myself of my artistic footprint and making my eventual comeback even harder.
Unfortunately, Instagram and Facebook are the go-to platforms to stay in touch with people, or that's at least what I've been telling myself.Having many privacy and ethical concerns regarding Meta, I stayed with the intention to just withdraw from it, post only when there were new photos, etc.
This went somewhat well until the 2nd January of 2026.Meta decided to cause a situation that left me with no other choice than to leave. I no longer felt safe to keep my personal data and my art on their platforms. In fact, they made the decision I've been avoiding to make and it happened in a heartbeat.Yet making a decision and taking the necessary steps are two completely different things. Unsurprisingly, Meta also makes it very hard to properly remove your data.
Only after more than half a year later and after a various attempts to secure my data, I finally managed to pursue, albeit in a tedious manual process that robbed me of a lot of time.Although my current life circumstances do not allow my return to concert photography, I intend to revive the hobby in the future. Let's see what life brings.
What is clear to me, though, is that I will no longer use any Meta platforms to showcase my art.If you care for real, human-made concert photography, let me invite you to keep an eye on my landing page and follow me on the linked profiles.Next on my to do list is to build a nice portfolio website and fill it with a selection of my past gigs.It was a pleasure to take so many pictures of incredibly talented musicians throughout the years and I am indefinitely thankful for the numerous opportunities I’ve received as an amateur. I hope to come back to this wonderful, concert-filled life very soon.Stay safe and healthyYour Mona Trinity
MTP ON HIATUS & SOCIAL MEDIA STATEMENT
Dear followersSome sad autumn day in 2022, I realised that I cannot longer pursue my passion for concert photography.
The reasons are various.
It's never been a "goodbye" from me, but more like an "until we meet again" kind of scenario.I maintained my social media pages and had a couple failed attempts at properly coming back on track with photography.It's been a while and I looked forward to return to the hobby and start posting again. A plan to create a new website was a fixed position on my to do list, too.
But after the beginning of this year and after a long-ish debate with myself, I made the decision to delete all my material from Meta and by so, deleting my own portfolio, removing my work for hundreds of followers and erasing years of band communication.Facebook and Instagram being my main channels, this decision was not made lightly. I'd go as far as saying that my photography profiles were a major part of why I didn't do what I knew was right all along.
As if being on an involuntary hiatus wasn't saddening enough, I had to literally rob myself of my artistic footprint and making my eventual comeback even harder.
Unfortunately, Instagram and Facebook are the go-to platforms to stay in touch with people, or that's at least what I've been telling myself.Having many privacy and ethical concerns regarding Meta, I stayed with the intention to just withdraw from it, post only when there were new photos, etc.
This went somewhat well until the 2nd January of 2026.Meta decided to cause a situation that left me with no other choice than to leave. I no longer felt safe to keep my personal data and my art on their platforms. In fact, they made the decision I've been avoiding to make and it happened in a heartbeat.Yet making a decision and taking the necessary steps are two completely different things. Unsurprisingly, Meta also makes it very hard to properly remove your data.
Only after more than half a year later and after a various attempts to secure my data, I finally managed to pursue, albeit in a tedious manual process that robbed me of a lot of time.Although my current life circumstances do not allow my return to concert photography, I intend to revive the hobby in the future. Let's see what life brings.
What is clear to me, though, is that I will no longer use any Meta platforms to showcase my art.If you care for real, human-made concert photography, let me invite you to keep an eye on my landing page and follow me on the linked profiles.Next on my to do list is to build a nice portfolio website and fill it with a selection of my past gigs.It was a pleasure to take so many pictures of incredibly talented musicians throughout the years and I am indefinitely thankful for the numerous opportunities I’ve received as an amateur. I hope to come back to this wonderful, concert-filled life very soon.Stay safe and healthyYour Mona Trinity