Most of us use smartphones every day, and many of us connect to Instagram, but can you ever imagine a smartphone making a huge professional change to one’s life? The story of the Russian new media artist Alan Mirkovich began less than a year ago, when he published on social networks his first ‘photo-painting’ made on his iPhone. Now he has an office in London dedicated to the task of marketing and distributing his work which now sells all over the world. Alan believes his creations not only delight the eye, but also empower the spirit. This claim is validated by therapists and philosophers who love his work. Be inspired!