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In my three reflections photos I chose to do both a literal and conceptual theme. This picture is of me but I am split into two pieces. Most the time I feel like I live two different lives. Whether it be between work and school, 23 or old married woman, or grown up or young. I felt like I was successful at representing this.
The first thought that came to mind when I saw this was, “What is that?”
Instead of reaching for my phone to find the answer, I chose to sit with the question and reflect on it.
Eventually, I realized that what mattered wasn’t what it was, but why it caught my attention in the first place.
To me, photography isn’t just about documenting a subject—it’s also a way of understanding myself. This image reminded me of that.
Self-reflection and introspection have been the main basis to this last selfie album, Things You Can Have. Over the course of this semester I have been instructed to reflect a lot on myself and the things I desire, all while in class learning about thinking and looking at things from a different point of view. An understanding on the fact that everyone thinks and views things differently can completely change a person and how they react to things throughout their life. This is something that I have gotten away from in this class, and happens to be something I am trying to work on doing in my own life. I have greatly enjoyed this class because I feel it has helped me open my third eye more in multiple ways. I knew I was going walk away from this class with some new knowledge, but I didn’t expect it to be this impacting and relatable to what I am going through in my individual life.