How a film-era soul created a digital invitation—with intention, humility, and heart.
After we registered on Airbnb—our first online travel agent—our journey truly began.
But getting listed wasn’t simple. The platform asked for every detail: amenities, descriptions, answers to questions we hadn’t even thought to ask. And above all—photos.
In this digital world, images speak before you do.
I wasn’t a photographer in Grade 8—just a kid with curiosity.
That’s when it started. I learned by trial and error. I devoured magazines and books, clinging to every word from photographers I respected—even if I didn’t understand them yet. It took years for their meanings to land.
I came up in the silver halide era. I believed in “one shot, one kill.” You don’t shoot recklessly. You shoot with intention.
But this moment was different.
By the time we were ready to list Thepprasit Cosy, film had faded.
All the equipment I owned was made for negatives, not screens. And with every cent already invested in renovations, there was no budget left for a digital camera.
So I did the only thing I could…
I picked up my mobile phone.
That was my lens now.
I paired it with a tripod and the experience I held in my hands and eyes.
I preferred not to retouch (this choice even led to an unexpected bonus—but more on that later). If something looked wrong—like garbage in the frame—I walked over and removed it.
Fix it in real life, not in software.
I shot the house with love:
The car park.
The bedroom.
The clean lines of the dining table.
And the centerpiece—the second-floor swimming pool, a rare gem in this area, shaped from our little penthouse dream.
Every curtain straightened. Every glass cleared. Every line set with care.
Because “every detail mattered”.
When the images were ready, I turned to the words. I wrote about every corner, every comfort, every quiet intention we’d placed for our guests.
It took time—but I knew it mattered.
Great content doesn’t just tell you what’s included.
It says, “you’re welcome here”.
Then… we clicked “Publish.”
And our story was live.
A film-era soul with a phone in hand.
Old-school heart in a new-world frame.
Waiting for the very first guest—
To see it, to feel it,
and maybe—just maybe—
“to remember it”
This story is still unfolding—thank you for being part of it.
If it moved you, share it with someone who believes in second chances.
also found on Anat’s LinkedIn profiles
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The Frame Before the Frame
these images are some of my silver halide works
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