I'm trying to do more self portraits at intregal times in my life, like a photographic diary. I started off with what I called "My 52 Project" but I found that life just kept getting in the way and I couldn't keep up with it. So I've decided to try and take a portrait whenever I've reached something somewhat major/ emotional. I find it helps me vent off those emotions easier.
I had just moved in with my boyfriend after a short time being together and we were fighting. It was one of those adjustment fights. He's going through a lot right now and it hasn't been the least bit easy for me either. I was feeling trapped in a decision I wasn't sure I'd made correctly. I was worried that it wouldn't get better, that this is how it would always be, and that I was trapped in the situation.
I think photography or art in general, truly helps people vent and work through their problems. What one person can look at and derive a meaning from is completely different than what the person who created it will derive from it. I think that's why art is so interesting to me.
I'm glad to say we're doing much better and I don't feel quite so trapped anymore. We've got a long road ahead of us but we're still on it and still working at it.
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Dedicated to Travis, when we'd decided to move in together:
(c) 2009
A. Fusion
