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I'm perplexed when encouraged by full-time transwomen to be my "true self." What? To do so would mean that everything I've been before now isn't true. Crazy! It also presupposes I'll not change in the future. How can anyone say who their "true self" is when there is still lots of life to experience?
Do you agree we need to get away from popular language of authenticity and simply understand we are all works-in-progress and be happy, if not excited, about it?
I am tired of being made to feel less than authentic because I fail to meet expectations of others. I’m still me, regardless, and pretty happy about it.
When the comic character Popeye famously said “I am what I am, and that’s all that I am” didn’t he insist others accept his state of being, regardless of what that may be?
Popeye, after all, was a one-eyed, lantern-jawed, vegetarian, sailor, with mutant-sized forearms and fists, yet no biceps, who wore the very same outfit every day for decades. However, he breaks out of his largely imagined life situation prison and asserts his “true self” – whatever that needs to be at the moment.
Shouldn't we be the same?
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This photo was taken by Cassandra Storm at a strip mall while on a shopping trip and photo safari with girlfriend Alex Forbes. The chair just happened to be there so I thought a seated pose would be different. Also different are my regular eyeglasses. They are rimless so not immediately obvious. I no longer need spectacles. Instead, I've become one. Ha ha ha!
Self Holga lens for DSLR to LR preset
Existential portrayal of the times. A touch of anxiety and depression. Best seen through obfuscation of the figure provided by the Holga lens.
“There is no other universe except the human universe, the universe of human subjectivity. This relation of transcendence as constitutive of man (not in the sense that God is transcendent, but in the sense of self-surpassing) with subjectivity (in such a sense that man is not shut up in himself but forever present in a human universe) - it is this that we call existential humanism. This is humanism, because we remind man that there is no legislator but himself; that he himself, thus abandoned, must decide for himself; also because we show that it is not by turning back upon himself, but always by seeking, beyond himself, an aim which is one of liberation or of some particular realisation, that man can realize himself as truly human."
—JP Sartre
Faith47 is inspired by everything she sees when travelling the world: broken cars, faces filled with emotions, old factories, dusty roads and so much more. Essentially, she is inspired by everything that tells an authentic story about human experiences in different environments.
Faith47 touches upon themes of dreams and human vanity and fragility. She is humble regarding the destructive and creative forces of human life, and for that reason, her art is both metaphorical and full of meaning, always with a touch of greater existential considerations.
The mural in Aalborg depicts a young man, working at the railway in Aalborg during the 19th century, that Faith47 found in an old photograph and the mural helps draw lines between a distant past and today.
This mural is part of the Out in the Open project by Gallery Kirk.
Straight out of the Camera. A camera is a receptacle of light. A photographer is a gatherer of light. A camera can capture infinite attributes and hues of light. Attributes and hues which can be manipulated but (perhaps) never enhanced by post processing on a computer. Personally I believe that a mild tweaking of exposure or white balance may be necessary at times but extensive processing sucks out the meditative and emotionally charged component of an image leaving behind something which is unreal and lifeless. To PP or not to PP? An existential dilemma which every photographer has to solve for him-her-self.
An aluminum pirate statue in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Seriously bad ass, no?
So, existential question. How do Pirates know they exist?
A: They think, therefore they Arrrrr!
Photograph published in News Junkie Post on 5/30/2020
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Also photograph published in The Duran on 5/31/2020
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Energy shall be clean, inexpensive, dependable and safe. Dedicating this picture to those brave operators at the Fukushima reactor making "Existential Sacrifices" to save the world.
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A popular getaway for Somewhereville residents. Booking includes color-therapy bedrooms and one week of existential clarity. Book now and get free admission to the Paint-by-Emotion Classes – watercolors derived from your unresolved feelings.
Image imagined in MidJourney and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
...and you know it's serious when cinematographer Jerry Finnerman puts him in the dark with only his eyes lit.
"The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it's not.
It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone are capable of love, of sharing, of going into the deepest core of another person - without possessing the other, without becoming dependent on the other, without reducing the other to a thing, and without becoming addicted to the other.
They allow the other absolute freedom, because they know that if the other leaves, they will be as happy as they are now. Their happiness cannot be taken by the other, because it is not given by the other." -Osho
I edited this photo so many times but never ending liking the tones. Colors are everything to me and the combination of them in a photo is one of the most important things in the aesthetics I am trying to achieve. After so many tries and start overs, I was happy with this result.
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This dog has an existential crisis every time we walk down the alley. Doing its job. I respect it.
Also, I'm going to open a bar called The Deranged Poodle.
Confronting a giant version of yourself can be daunting. Especially when you realize it has better posture than you.
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
The drone has been sitting in an unfinished state for literally about 3 years. It feels good to have it done and I like how it turned out.
I will say, I had an existential crisis while making an AK-47 for the duplo kid. Who have I become?
He used to be the stuff of nightmares. Now he’s just the stuff of meh. Bolts still intact, but the spark? Gone. He’s not stomping through villages anymore - he’s shuffling through his own existential dread.
He tried to reinvent himself. “Frankie the Influencer” didn’t take off. His makeup tutorials were too patchy, and his skincare routine involved lightning. He auditioned for a reboot, but the producers said he was “too stitched” and “not marketable to Gen Z.”
Now he just sighs. Loud, echoey sighs that rattle windows and make squirrels reconsider their life choices. He’s not scary - he’s just tired. Tired of being misunderstood. Tired of being called “it.” Tired of people asking if he’s Shrek’s cousin.
He doesn’t want fame. He doesn’t want fear. He just wants someone to say, “Hey, you’re doing great for a guy who was literally sewn together during a thunderstorm.”
This Halloween, don’t run from the monster. Offer him a snack. Maybe a nap. Or just a moment where he doesn’t have to explain why his arms don’t match.
My favorite model, Daniel, who also happens to be my little brother.
This is some of the stuff I got for Christmas (The flash and the old camera) and I decided to have Daniel do some modeling with it.
That ivy covered wall is in our back yard, yah I know, I'm lucky :]
The proverbial lady in waiting--but what is she waiting for?
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
Starring into the abyss of another Black Friday.
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
20190710DE Brandenburg Germany. Sheds #9 This seems to be a shed which left off being one before it was finished. A shed with an existential problem. #merdasalvini #carolarackete #bloodshed #watershed #shedsrus #shedonist #shedsIhaveknown #shedalittlelight #shedsomefur #shedfullofsomething
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"Our brief finitude is a beautiful spark in the vast darkness of space. So we should live the fleeting day with passion and, when the night comes, depart from it with grace." Richard Holloway (2004) Looking in the Distance: The Human Search for Meaning.
A single cloud, floating like it’s got somewhere better to be. Mid-sky, mid-divorce, mid-existential crisis.
Minimalist in composition but emotionally messy, exposed just right to make that vapour trail feel like punctuation.
This isn’t serenity. It’s a passive-aggressive note left on the fridge.
At some point in the past week I had a minor existential crisis/sudden-dregding-up-of-psychic-goop-crisis and determined the only solution would be to go on a walk and listen to some Very Angsty music. It worked. I also managed to get some super cool pictures of the early-summer flora. I live in a very rural area — trees and trees and plants and plants abound. I’ve always loved taking walks and seeing all the plants and animals, especially in late spring/early summer — everything seems especially magic at that time around here. The green is bright yet subdued, there are many pastely late-spring ephemerals, and the sunlight is bright yet gentle. This is a picture of a huge bed of bright green ferns that I inverted into pink & purple.
I thought she was going on a deep sea journey, but in reading the write-up, it sounds more like a journey to human connection..
Apparently that helmet is made from an old furnace..
"Lost 5 – Signal" is a sculpture by artist Karl Mattson, displayed in Penticton as part of the city's Public Sculpture Exhibition from May 2024 to April 2025. This 14-foot-tall piece, constructed from new and salvaged steel, depicts a figure extending an arm skyward, symbolizing an attempt to send or receive a signal, reflecting humanity's search for connection in uncertain times.
The sculpture is installed at the Front Street roundabout, a prominent location that ensures visibility to both residents and visitors. This placement continues Penticton's tradition of showcasing impactful public art, following the display of Mattson's earlier work, "Lost," in the same location during the 2020-2021 exhibition.
Mattson's "Lost" series serves as a commentary on humanity's complacent progression into an uncertain future, with each piece exploring themes of environmental decline and existential struggle. "Lost 5 – Signal" emphasizes communication and the human desire for connection amidst these challenges.
#5318 - 2022 Day 204: In a world where cost is suddenly an existential threat, I couldn't pass the opportunity for a dozen sardines at £3 per Kg. Sardines are among the great things, so maybe they should be valued more highly and not sold so cheaply, but there we are ... These were soon on the barbecue.
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
--Yogi Berra
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
The Danish artist Michael Kvium is known for the figurative visual language he uses to tackle the existential themes of humanity. In the exhibition ‘Circus Europa’, Kvium takes the circus as a metaphor for our time to portray a world of entertainment where even the most serious news is characterized by sensationalism and drama.