> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.luisnatera.photo/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 021 - 2026 a year for starts - URL: https://www.luisnatera.photo/021-2026-a-year-for-starts/ - Published: 2026-01-19T14:37:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-15T07:21:01.000Z - Description: I'm starting 2026 with a new project: Tyn Studio, a venture to build software at the intersection of creativity, cities, and technology. This feels like taking all those side projects and seeing if they can become something sustainable. - Author: Luis Natera Hello dear reader! Welcome to another issue of this newsletter. This week I want to share something I’ve been working on for a while: a new project that brings together different threads from my creative and professional path. To break up the text, I’ll include some recent photos. In this issue: - Opening Tyn Studio - Building at the intersection of creativity, cities, and software - The values behind this new venture --- Two weeks without a newsletter issue. I’m back. I spent almost a month in Guadalajara visiting family and friends for the holidays. My time there was busy. It’s not a complaint or an excuse, just an explanation for why I didn’t write in the last couple of weeks. I took things easy in certain areas, and the newsletter took a little holiday. But I’m back. ![Amsterdam scene marking the start of a new creative chapter](https://storage.ghost.io/c/19/ae/19ae7b7e-3267-4ec9-a3d4-d56fe8dd66fb/content/images/2026/01/DSCF1402.jpg) I’m starting 2026 full of energy and looking forward to a great year. As I wrote in the last issue, one of the objectives for this year is to keep building software. So here’s what I’ve been working on: I’m opening [Tyn Studio](https://tynstudio.com/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=launch&utm%5Fcontent=link), a new venture to collaborate with people and companies on building software solutions. The goal is to convert it into my main business during 2026\. Ambitious, but doable. [![Urban detail representing new beginnings and side projects](https://storage.ghost.io/c/19/ae/19ae7b7e-3267-4ec9-a3d4-d56fe8dd66fb/content/images/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-19-at-3.27.04---p.m..png)](https://tynstudio.com/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=launch&utm%5Fcontent=header) ## Why Tyn Studio For some time I’ve been wanting to go back to entrepreneurship. More specifically, I’ve been looking for a way to combine creativity with technology. I wanted a place where I could pursue photography and creative opportunities while simultaneously building software and working with interesting people and companies. ![Street photograph from early 2026 in Amsterdam](https://storage.ghost.io/c/19/ae/19ae7b7e-3267-4ec9-a3d4-d56fe8dd66fb/content/images/2026/01/DSCF2164.jpg) Here’s the thing: I’ve been building software for years. [PostFlow](https://www.luisnatera.photo/014-a-photographers-workflow-creating-my-own-tools/), the photography automation tool I created for my own workflow, reminded me that I love building things that solve real problems. The experiments with [creative coding and generative art](https://www.luisnatera.photo/005-pixels-patterns-photography-python-experiment/) taught me that code can be a creative medium. My architecture background, academic research, and photography practice all point to the same intersection: the space where technology meets creativity meets cities. So I decided to create my own place. A studio where these interests could live together rather than compete for time. ## What I’m Building I’m looking to build at the intersection of creativity, cities, and software. Sound familiar to my photography work? Yes. Cities are one of my big passions, and I try to bring them into the mix as much as possible. Of course, that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t do other software work. I see this venture as a Venn diagram between creativity, technology and cities. I’ll be happy working at any one of those pieces, or at any of their intersections. ![City moment captured at the intersection of creativity and technology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/19/ae/19ae7b7e-3267-4ec9-a3d4-d56fe8dd66fb/content/images/2026/01/Untitled-2026-01-19-1306.png) I’ll be building [Tyn Studio](https://tynstudio.com/?utm%5Fsource=newsletter&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=launch&utm%5Fcontent=link) with certain values behind it. Specifically, I want to build a human business. A place that values sustainable growth over rapid scaling, fair collaboration with everyone involved, and a balanced life that doesn’t sacrifice creativity for productivity. I’ve seen too many studios burn out chasing growth. I want something different. This feels like one of those [small experiments that matter](https://www.luisnatera.photo/006-why-side-projects-and-small-experiments-matter/). Except this time, the experiment is bigger. It’s taking all those side projects, all that curiosity-driven work, and seeing if it can become something sustainable. I’m certain that 2026 will be an interesting year. I’m very excited for what’s coming, and to keep building. --- That’s it for today! If you enjoyed this issue, **share it with a friend!** Know someone who is launching something this year? Send it their way—they might like this newsletter. Luis