So it goes. (365/365) (by undergroundmess)
First of all, I’d like to (once again) thank my best friends. Juliet and Curtis have really made an impact in my life and I want them to know that I will always have them. If for whatever reason life happens and it brings distance to us, I want them to know that they will always be a part of me and that this and that and everything that they’ve ever taught me will stay with me and in time forever. I love you guys. && I’d like to give another thank you to David for getting muddy and being silly with us.
My grandmother used to tell me to think of every human being as a planet or a star and that with every new person I met I could expand my knowledge of the universe. After all, we are the stuff of the stars.
Before I started this project, my idea of a 365 was to do lots of self portraits for a year. You know, to really learn about myself. A few months into my journey, I realized that this wasn’t the best way for me to learn anything. I decided to make a goal. I decided that I wanted to feature as many different faces in my 365 as possible. Understanding people has always been an internal and outward struggle because people hurt and so do I. If I was going to challenge myself this was my chance and here I am 365 days later.
These photos are a collection of pieces that will allow me to feel nostalgic about my life and experiences as teenager later on in life. I’ve been taking a photo every single day for the past year as a way to document my growth and progress, on both an aesthetic level as well as a conceptual one, and to prove myself passionate and dedicated. I want to give people the same feelings that I get after reading a really beautiful book. You know, the kind that make you feel enlightened and as though you’ve learned something about yourself or about the world. It’s like those movies that you fall in love with and you want everyone to watch them because, like you, they’ll never be the same person that they were before they saw them. Do you remember your favorite album? You know, the one you listened to so many times because it made you feel understood and human. You weren’t alone. You never were and you never will be. This is what I want for my photos. This is all I could ever want for my work. I photographed a lot of different people because photography has taught me that people go beyond stereotypes and groups but rather they are individuals and they should always be treated as such. I really hope to portray my love for human beings and the things that make us different and the things that unite us. No one in my 365 is like anyone else in my 365 and every single one of them has brought me to this moment. Thank you.
This is the story of how I fell in love with humanity. These were the days in which I fell hopelessly and irreversibly in love with mankind.
So it goes.
I’m proud of you, Karen.
