The ghost of me
Added 2024-02-18 23:00:15 +0000 UTCThis is another personal self portrait. It's about being seen. I think it's something that we all struggle with. It takes so much courage to display our true authentic selves and to take the emotional wall we've built down enough to let someone in, and to trust that we are worthy enough for them to accept us as we are. We all have our defense mechanisms that we feel are necessary for self preservation. For me, when I feel unloved, unseen, and rejected, I literally disappear from someone's life or the situation. I remove my presence and my energy entirely. I become like a ghost. It's something that's I've been examining for a while now. I know it may not be the healthiest way to deal with the feelings of rejection but I also recognize it takes time to break patterns and rebuild a new way.
Shot on my Pentax LX/43 MM on Kodak Tri-X 400
Comments
Thank you so much! Absolutely love how you express your perspective. I completely agree in terms of transparency and and rejection of trust. We can only expose our authentic selves so many times and hope to be truly seen before continual rejection makes us want to just disappear. Thank you for your words, as always.
Jules
2024-02-22 17:00:03 +0000 UTCThank you! I do love it as well. It just feels very appropriate given the concept :)
Jules
2024-02-22 16:46:45 +0000 UTCWhat an impactful visualization of rejection. I hardcore relate to feeling like a ghost in those kinds of moments. You sorta let yourself become more transparent as you show someone you trust more of you. Yet, when there are moments when someone you trust rejects you, that transparency of yourself becomes fully invisible. Haunting yet lovely photo, thank you
Seb
2024-02-20 04:27:00 +0000 UTCThis one is awesome. Love how you almost blend into the wall at the top.
That.Other.Dude
2024-02-20 02:22:31 +0000 UTCLove the graininess of the black and white and how that grain interacts with the texture of the sheet. Lovely photo!
Robert
2024-02-18 23:01:20 +0000 UTC
