Deep Winter

February 7, 2022

Winter is always a tough time of year for me. It’s a season of deep emotions and a repeating desire to disappear. The limitations of cold weather, always send me into a bit of a nose dive forcing me to eventually address deeper issues.  I confront the things that loom in the shadows for most of the year. Suddenly, there is no escaping the realities of my anxieties and stresses. In warmer times, I am able to deflect the uncomfortable feelings and exchange them for often meaningless, temporary fulfillment. It’s a deep time of year, but a time of year that I would never be able to do without. It creates direction, meaning, clarity. I’ve spent time dissecting what that means to me and working on developing a photo series that emulates those emotions. These are the first photos that I’ve ever taken that even come close to emulating my inner thoughts and feelings associated with this time of year.