When I play golf, I only play golf. Nothing exists in my mind except the very next shot. Golf has that kind of magnetic absorption. If your head is spinning with too many thoughts, there’s no way to sink that ball for a par or a birdie. We can't all be Tiger Woods, but we can certainly strive to be. We can emulate his focus. It’s that very process—that pursuit—that defines who you are.

The same principle applies to photography. You have to shift your mindset into "Photographic Mode." The camera is a miraculous tool that changed the world, and now, it’s in your hands. What you do with it is entirely up to you.

Can you see what the camera sees? Your vision is fundamentally different from the camera's. The camera’s gaze is cold, clinical, and all-seeing. Humans aren't like that; we can't be. To be a photographer, you must learn the camera’s way of seeing.

How do you achieve this? Simply by taking tens of thousands of photos. Eventually, your human vision and the camera’s mechanical vision will reach an equilibrium. Only then can we truly begin to talk about "photography." By clicking the shutter repeatedly, you adapt to the camera's perspective. The camera has a selective view of what we perceive as reality. You, too, become selective. That selectivity is your vision—and it belongs to no one else but you.

Imagine a group of seven people on a photography field trip. They arrive at a location with a breathtaking landscape. They all point their cameras at the same scene. Do you think the resulting photos will be identical?

It is logically impossible for two photos to be exactly the same. Physically and mentally, every person’s perspective is different. No two people in this world are identical. We are all distinct, and finding that unique "self" is the core of this journey.

Through education, we are often tamed to be like everyone else. Art is the only thing that can break that mold. Art is great when it is different—when it is singular. Whether you realize it or not, art changes the way we think and perceive the world.

In life, we wear masks to satisfy others. We do it to survive in a world of 8.3 billion people. Being singular is never easy. No matter how much you decorate your mask, you cannot change the true self underneath.

Through the tool of the camera, find your own selective originality. Immerse yourself in "Photographic Mode" when you shoot. The face you show the world isn't your true self. You cannot see the fragments of reality while wearing a mask. Strip it away. Find the real you.