I'm sure everyone is well aware how stressful and anxiety ridden this semester has been. For myself personally, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I work at a nursing home in town, so when this all broke out I had to evaluate what was more important- exposing myself as a high risk individual, or taking a leave from my job and being broke, jobless, and unable to pay rent. The latter wasn't a viable option. There were so many points in this semester where I wanted to stop and give up, throw away all my classes and just lock myself in my house forever. Especially when my facility finally became exposed to COVID-19. It was hard to cope with all of this, I had only my partner to rely on. At some point me and my partner started to go for walks to clear our heads. There's something centering about acknowledging the smaller parts of the world around you. As I started to take photos, I was able to zoom in and recognize the smaller worlds that ...
I think some of your photos are abstract. Take for instance the 8th and 10th photos. My question is, what about these photos made them unique enough to post? Maybe there is some sort of memories attached to, for example, that white picket fence. Maybe it was the fence to your backyard and after so many years, you could watch the paint slowly chip off each year, almost like a timeline. See it's those backstories that only the photographer could know but very few viewers could have that imagination.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the previous comment, I find each of your photos interesting without any context. Something draws me in about that fence, could be the curve of the hill or the intense amount of deterioration on it, but my eyes aren't quite bored. I'm interested in the way the darkness frames the doorway in the second to last photo, I can't tell if it's inviting, or if I feel like I'm about to sneak into someone's bedroom. I also love the way you center certain objects, the first two photos are a good example of that.
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