It's Okay

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During this time away from daily picture-taking, I’ve reflected on what this hobby has meant to me. Without exaggeration, photography has been a saving grace. When I couldn’t make sense of my feelings, when I felt alone or uncertain, this work was my faithful companion. My way of figuring things out. My way of being known and belonging.

I have come a long way. I don’t feel the old drive to create as though my life depended on it. My approach to work is more relaxed and I have a tool box full of other ways to grow and learn and live a beautiful life.

It’s okay to lose interest in photography.

I’ve been editing and sequencing photographs, many of them film pictures, into a photo book called Second Wind. A limited edition 1/1. I can’t wait to hold it in my hands. My Christmas gift to myself.