The case for one lens

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The case for one lens

Tomás R. · Jul 15, 2026 · 6 min read

I shot a whole year on a single 35 mm prime, and it changed my pictures more than any camera ever did.

You learn the frame

After a month, you know the frame before you raise the camera. You stop zooming with your feet and start composing with your gut.

Limits are a gift

When you can't switch lenses, you have to move — crouch, step in, step back. The constraint forces the picture to happen in the world instead of in the glass.