“A photograph passes for incontrovertible proof that a given thing happened. The picture may distort; but there is always a presumption that something exists, or did exist, which is like what's in the picture.” -Susan Sontag
I was really able to relate to this quote. With all of the social media accounts that we may have, it is important for us to take photos of things that we have done and places that we have been. I personally love taking photos of the paintings that I create because it not only gives me a different view of the painting than what I have from looking at it in person, but when I look back at the photos of my work, it reminds me of the moments I had while doing them and the time I spent working on them. The photo to the left is of me in New Orleans this past summer, my partner took it of me right down the block from an awesome dessert spot we had went to together. The photo to my right is of my favorite painting. I tried to capture how I was feeling while doing this painting and by the end, I did not feel like it captured how I felt at all. I would create a painting, let it dry overnight, and then create a whole new painting on top of it. This went on for several days. The final product is of on and off work and my attempts at covering up the paintings before it.
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