I find myself regularly photographing my shadow because it is a projection of myself that exists in a way my body can’t. My shadow can encompass concrete, blades of grass, sand on the beach, or a fir tree. It allows me to sink into my surroundings and extend myself in a new way. As long as there is a light source, my shadow, my twin, is there. It’s comforting when I’m walking somewhere alone. I feel like I have a friend with me.
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whoa. i love. Shadow Selfie should be an anonymous tumblr by a murderer
Omg these are so amazing
Loved this very, very, very much!
i love this so much!! makes me want to pay more attention to my own shadow
i love these! the idea of projections of self has always been interesting to me. i feel like ‘my shadow’ it could be a tv show about a murderer and the audience only ever sees the murderer’s shadow until the last episode and then the murderer turns out to be a teenager, not a grown man like everyone assumed at the beginning.
i love this!
I love this, and the thought of not being alone when your shadow is there. Beautiful photos.
I love this! I did a photo series a few months ago on things I’ve held with my left hand. Every time I became aware of my left hand’s activity, I took a photo. I ended up with pictures of bananas, lighters, lipstick, etc. It was really cool and pretty, and so personal. I wish I never deleted those photos.
Absolutely love this, and I love the way you wrote of your shadow being a version of yourself able to encompass everything. I want to go to NYC.
-M
this was so beautiful and relatable, you don’t really realise how much the shadow “means” until you read something like this