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This assignment, Self Portrait, was most definitely bittersweet for me. Like taking a long hard look in a magnifying mirror lit by the sun. My ego-self perception reconciling who I am, who I’ve been, who I wanted to be at this age, and who and what I might still be, all at once. This is not a 20-something’s sentiment, this is a “sliding into middle-age with some significant life markers having not come to fruition, sentiment. My life has been good, very good in fact; I don’t mean to sound morose about it. It’s just been hectic, and unstable, if I’m going to be completely honest here. So, yeah. Bittersweet.
What was revealed to me by revisting this assignment and this photo is that I need to get over myself and focus only on moving forward and all the things I’m so thankful for….including the winding path of my life.
These photos represent so much, in such a short time. Spanning just over 10 years from 2006 to 2017, I could say so much about each photo and what it encapsulates for me. It’s so interesting to see the visual differences in appearance while knowing what each time period held for me personally. I’m so glad I kept these ids.