Broken.
Jessica Davis.
Walks With Frost
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Trying to Catch the Moon.
Julie Cozens.
Our Baby Thomas
about this photo.
This is a picture of my tree trying to catch the moon, that's how I relate it to grief. I am here, he is there, we are so connected it feels like he is within reach, but I cannot touch him. --Julie
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Nest.
Angie.
Still Life with Circles.
about this photo.
I am a terrible photographer, but I love doing it. I thought if I made the challenge, I should participate. I needlefelted this nest with three eggs in it earlier this year, each egg is for each of my children--Beezus, Lucia and Thor. I have painted, made prints, photographs and sketches of this tree in front of our house, which is a Japanese Maple that has been bonsai-ed into submission. That tree always is the first thing I see when I get home, and it just means home to me. --Angie
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Love, Broken Heart, Amputation Scar
Julie Cozens
Our Baby Thomas
about this photo.
This picture I call "Love, Broken Heart, Amputation Scar" That's how I relate it to grief. It's a tree that stands in the corner of the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, at the corner of Nicholson Street and Victoria Parade. --Julie
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Iris' Tree.
Jess.
After Iris.
about this photo.
This is a photo of Iris' tree on her 2nd anniversary with the bunting and garland we made weaving through the branches. --Jess
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Can't See the Wood for the Trees.
Megan Warren.
Four Ravens.
about this photo.
Can't see the wood for the trees - In our grief we are so focused on the minute details that we can't see past it. Photo taken on the Koonung Trail in Melbourne. --Megan
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Tree Collage.
Amy McCarter.
Surviving the Day Everyday.
about this photo.
Here is a collage I made of a fall leaf (color) and tree landscape (black and white). I took both photos while on a hike last weekend. I like the ghostly feel the collage creates. --Amy
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Trees.
Rachel.
Curls o' Fred.
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Out of Focus.
Megan Warren.
Four Ravens.
about this photo.
This is a photo of a flowering tree in our garden. I was trying to take a close-up photo of the flower but it kept moving in the breeze. Like our grief, everything around us keeps moving and we feel like we are standing still. --Megan
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Tree.
Raquel.
Permission to Dance.
about the photo.
I took this photo in May on my husband's birthday. It's supposed to be spring, but in San Francisco, it's cold and foggy and the tree is still barren. SF has always been too cold for my taste, but when my son Sidney was stillborn this July, the grey gloomy sky felt right for the first time. Now I'm like the tree without my leaves in spring. I'm ready for spring to arrive. --Raquel
Thank you to everyone who participated in still life 365's first Photo Sunday. Photo Sunday will be a regular monthly feature of still life 365. On the second Sunday of each month, we will showcase photographs taken around the monthly theme. Monthly themes are announced and explored in various weekly creative challenges. See the sidebar to explore more of September's challenges. The goal of Photo Sunday is to highlight the art of photography and help explore different aspects of grief through the camera lens.
I love these photos, all of them, but Rachel's (curls o'fred) took my breath away. Beautiful. x
ReplyDeleteThanks to Angie for this great prompt and everyone for sharing their photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely lovely lovely. Fascinating how differently we see.
ReplyDeleteOh Angie, I am so sorry. I had a few I could have sent you. A) haven't been home much of late and B) having major computer issues, especially email. If you want I can still try and send them to you if you want to run them another day if you are stuck or short.
ReplyDeleteThese are all lovely.
xo
All of these photographs are lovely and each so different!
ReplyDeleteI love this new feature. I'm glad so many were able to participate! The variety is just right, with each photographer's perspective and experience.
ReplyDeleteMany kudos to Angie for organizing this. And thanks Jeanette!
These are so lovely.
ReplyDeleteEach of these photos has taken me to a place I know. thank you ladies. I love, love, love this new feature.
ReplyDeleteAll so beautiful. Love the differences linked together by the common theme. I agree with Jessica above, each one conjures a different place.
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