Pinterest has played a major role in my coming of age and identity development. The popular social media platform has inspired me to dream big and find my own way of living in terms of lifestyle and personal satisfaction. Pinterest for example, which provides a very dreamy idealistic image of life, that I of course …
Author Archives: Life in Media
Dear Mrs. Media, My First Teacher
I remember the first time I turned to you, you taught me math through your sleek glass black board, your faceless voice guiding me through the problems, you stopped me from being afraid to ask questions. I knew you would never judge me, no matter how dumb the question nor pressure me to always know …
Thank You Media
Back when I was in Istanbul, a chaotic city that I call home, I was not aware of my media at all. I used to see media as a tool that I would use if I got overwhelmed or stressed from all the school work that I had to deal with or a simple device …
The influence of social media in my current practice – How Instagram effects my Work as an Artist
Social media platforms – worldwide phenomenas with seemingly unlimited possibilities. Network’s that cannot be grasped in their size, which connect an individual in the largest global communities. It helped user’s to find a better and faster way to communicate and share information with one another from anywhere with an Internet connection. On the other hand …
My love for Media; love or an obsession?
As a member of Generation Z, media have been a part of my life ever since I can remember. I was emerged into this digital universe the moment I learned how to read and write. It always felt like a place I could escape to. I created my own little scenarios and stories while playing …
The Significance of Media
Media is one of the most interesting and important (imo) developments in human evolution. Since the beginning we have used technology whether it is fire, tools, wheel, combustion engine, rocket and so on to aid us in our development as a species. For me media is yet another rung on this ladder which began with …
Do I Love Media?
I don’t know what it is about media that can trigger me like nothing else can. I love it and hate it at the same time. When I think of the times when I was young and would watch television with my family on a rainy Sunday I feel nothing but love. The nostalgia takes …
I guess I do kind of love Media?
I’ve always had this love-hate relationship with social media, just as people here refer to it a lot. Even nowadays, social media platforms can give me the biggest and most overwhelming feeling of anxiety – unlike my closest friends, I’ve never been bothered with how many followers I have on Instagram or how many people …
“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
I don’t know what Audrey Hepburn was thinking when she said those words, but I do know where my mind goes when I read them. They remind me of fond memories shared with my friends, my family. The first time I walked into a movie theatre with my dad or the tenth time I watched …
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Love confession to social media
At first, I wanted to write about Instagram as my favorite kind of media. But then, suddenly it came over me and I realized, that I do not just love Instagram but social media in general. “Why?“, could one ask now. Yes, I know, almost everyone uses social media and loves it. But what makes …
Why I Heart My Media 