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很多人問我，為什麼會開始拍slow walk project ，還有為什麼拍？
開始的時間點就是在發現乳癌後，動完手術且剛開始化療後，手術後的時間，曾經以為自己再也沒辦法拿相機拍照了，那段時間我的右手臂甚至是不太能動需要一直做復健的手，也以為化療後的我會虛弱到什麼事都不想做，但是開始化療後的我很幸運的活力旺盛，除了剛做完療程的第一週我會有點吃不下和沒什麼力氣，三週一次的化療，讓我每次化療的二三週都有力氣去做想做的事。
生病之後才發現自己的生命力是滿強的，我沒想過為什麼生病的是我，因為我知道為什麼會是我，但是我的生命中發生過太多事了，最糟糕的當然就是爸爸那時候意外過世，鬱鬱寡歡過了好多年，沒想到自己生病後，卻是有種重生的機會，好好吃飯好好過生活，把不必要的關係都不需要再維持，曾經我是個先想到別人最後才想到自己的人，重新開始好好接住自己，不容易但是慢慢的做。
攝影在我生命中佔了三分之二，怎麼說呢，大概就是我12歲開始家裡開了一家照相館，是爸媽跟叔叔嬸嬸一起開的，結束也是在爸爸走後結束了這段與親人的合夥關係，當然現在相館還開著，但是沒有爸爸後的相館，我曾經行屍走肉的上了半年一週六天一天12小時的日子，但是生病前的我曾經很怨恨這段關係和相館的存在痛苦，生病後的我已經學會放下，緊抓著不放對我是一種毒。
啊，扯遠了，我只是想要說，攝影對我來說很重要，所以曾經以為我不能再拍照到原來我就是要一直拍下去，我開始聯絡一些我欣賞的人和他們的生活樣子，我想參與他們的過程，其實就是很簡單的出發點，我想要了解他們和知道他們的創作過程發想和遇到什麼樣子大小事，剛好做化療的時間很漫長，找點事情做對我來說也是非常正向的事，當我身體比較能接拍攝工作我也會接，我會覺得原來我能做的事很多。真正開始拍攝的時間是2025年1月，拍到現在一年半了，回到英國依然想要繼續拍，只是開銷成本就變高了，拍攝的頻率越來越慢，但是也沒關係，慢慢拍慢慢認識大家。
曾經以前的我，老是羨慕著別人順遂的人生和成功的事業，開始接觸到我拍攝的人，與他們聊天和拍攝的過程中，才知道，每個人遇到的事都不是很簡單和表面上看到的成功，大家的努力和轉念還有在網路上看到的都只是完美的樣子，所以緩慢的走這個拍攝，project名字是我拍了好幾位後才取的，人生不長不短，每個人都在自己的人生中，慢慢的努力慢慢地走，以前我是個急到會一直狗急跳牆那種，把自己逼到不行但是最後什麼事都做不好，生病後根本就是要我慢慢的走慢慢的來，反而事情開始慢慢地順了，當然也不是都很完美，可是做錯了也沒關係，不要造成別人和自己的困擾就好，反正事情再怎麼糟糕也不會比自己生病糟糕了吧～
總之，為什麼要拍，就是想要多認識不一樣的人和知道大家的過程，其實很有趣，每個人都不一樣，不需要比較，只要把自己做好就好了。雖然這個slow walk project目前都是我自己找的人，但是如果你想要跟我一起拍攝，可以聯絡我，我會評估一些像是經濟考量和距離和時間來決定我們有沒有緣分！
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Many people have asked me why I started the Slow Walk Project, and why I wanted to photograph.
The answer goes back to one of the hardest moments in my life.It started after I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
After surgery and when I began chemotherapy, I genuinely thought I would never be able to hold a camera again. My right arm could barely move, and I had to go through months of rehabilitation. I also imagined chemotherapy would leave me too exhausted to do anything.
But I was incredibly fortunate.
Apart from the first week after each treatment, when I usually had little appetite and almost no energy, I felt surprisingly strong during the second and third weeks of every three-week cycle. Those were the weeks when I could still do the things I loved.
Cancer taught me something I never knew about myself—I have a stronger will to live than I ever imagined.
People often ask if I wondered, “Why me?” But I didn’t.
Life had already taught me that difficult things happen without asking for permission. The hardest loss I had ever experienced was losing my dad in an accident. I spent years carrying that grief. Ironically, getting sick became a second chance to start over.
I began learning how to take care of myself like to eat well, to slow down, and to stop holding onto relationships that no longer served me. I used to be the kind of person who always put everyone else before myself. Now I’m slowly learning how to show myself the same kindness.
Photography has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.
When I was twelve, my family opened a photo studio together. It was built by my parents, my uncle and my aunt. After my dad passed away, that chapter of our family ended. The studio is still there today, but it has never felt the same without him.
For a long time, I resented photography and everything connected to the studio. After my dad died, I worked six days a week, twelve hours a day, feeling completely numb. But cancer changed my perspective. I realised that holding onto resentment was only hurting me.
Photography has always been a huge part of who I am. That’s why thinking I might never photograph again was so painful. But eventually I realised something simple: I’m meant to keep photographing.
So I started reaching out to people whose work and lives inspired me. I wanted to spend time with them, hear their stories, understand how they create, what inspires them, and what challenges they’ve faced along the way.
Chemotherapy is a long journey, and having something meaningful to focus on gave me hope. As my body slowly recovered, I also realised I could still take on photography work. It reminded me that I was capable of so much more than I had believed.
I started the Slow Walk Project in January 2025.A year and a half later, I’m still photographing.
After returning to the UK, continuing the project has become more expensive, so the pace has naturally slowed down.
The slower pace feels true to the project itself. Before all of this, I used to envy people whose lives looked successful and effortless. Meeting the people I photograph completely changed that.
Every conversation reminds me that no one’s journey is easy. What we see online is usually only the polished version. Behind every success are struggles, doubts, failures, and countless moments that no one else sees.
That’s when the name Slow Walk Project finally came to me. Life isn’t a race.
Everyone is walking their own path at their own pace.
I used to rush everything and push myself until I could barely breathe, believing that moving faster meant getting further. In reality, I often achieved less because I never gave myself time. Cancer forced me to slow down. And somehow, when I stopped rushing, life slowly started falling into place.
I’ve also learned that it’s okay to make mistakes. As long as we don’t hurt ourselves or others, we can always keep moving forward.
After everything I’ve been through, very few things feel scarier than cancer.
I keep photographing because I want to meet people.
I want to hear their stories, witness their journeys, and remind myself that every life is different. There is no need to compare ourselves with anyone else.
We only need to keep walking our own path. So far, everyone featured in the Slow Walk Project has been someone I personally reached out to.
But if this project speaks to you, and you’d like to be photographed, I’d love to hear from you.
I’ll consider practical things like distance, time, and budget—but maybe, if the timing is right, our paths will cross, and we’ll create something meaningful together.
