Shadows.
Jessica.
about the photo.
One night my daughter Hadley was blowing bubbles on our back deck. I took photos. As I watched her, and looked at the images coming up, I liked the shadowy effect. It looked like she was putting on an old-fashioned shadow puppet show for me. I feel like I have always looked into the shadows of things because they hold secrets. I began to think that every time one of Hadley's bubbles popped it was her little brother, Frost's hands reaching out from the shadows to play. He was helping us to see the secrets of where he had gone. -Jessica.
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Untitled.
Amy McCarter.
Surviving the Day EveryDay.
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Shadow Belly.
Ceil.
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Shadow Steps.
Julie Cozens.
about the photo
I participated in the Walk to Remember in Melbourne last weekend. For me, this picture tells the story of the walk. Literally it is a picture of one footstep, it's my foot and my shadow. Figuratively it tells my grief story. I carry the shadow of Thomas' death, its connected to me and I carry it everywhere I go, even on the days it's not visible. I did the walk alone, in a crowd of a thousand, sadly this picture also tells the story of my loneliness in grief. -Julie
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Shadow.
Holly.
Momentum.
about the photo.
Just enough strength to stay afloat
I await my turn to find a glimmer of light
A momentary escape from the shadows
Which hold my soul captive.
-Holly
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Naked and Alone.
Audrey.
Glutton Button.
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Shadow.
Kieran.
Radar of Chance (Kieran's wife Louise)
about this photo.
I am Laura's Dad. I considered writing something about Laura's shadow over our lives or such, but that's not what this image is about. I take photographs for all sorts of reasons; but mostly because image-making is how I define myself. I continue to make images, even after Laura, because I don't know how not to. This shadow lives near my house and only comes out at night. -Kieran
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Thank you to everyone who participated in still life 365's Photo Sunday. Photo Sunday is 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 November'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.
Next Sunday is Mid-Month Challenge in which you can choose any medium, including photography, to explore the theme of Shadows. Also, next Sunday (November 21st) is the deadline for submitting a piece for the still life 365 printed journal. Please see this post for more information.
These are so hushed and reflective, and so powerful seen all together. Thanks to all who contributed.
ReplyDeleteWow. They are all beautiful, and then seen together they really pack a powerful message. Thanks to everyone who shared!
ReplyDeletei love all of these! i can't believe i forgot to submit a shadow picture...oh well. thanks for sharing everyone.
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