This set is called “Braver At Night.” I took all of these photos on the same night, driving around my hometown alone. I find that the act of taking self portraits is very meditative for me. When I’m alone, I have time to set up the photo exactly how I want it before setting the self timer and running over to my position in the frame. Although I call a lot of attention to myself by setting up my camera on a tripod in the street and running back and forth, I am not afraid of what people think of me in this situation. I am not nervous about the safety of myself or my equipment, simply because I become too focused on creating the composition that I see before me. These are things that I only become comfortable with under the cover of night, which is why I feel that the quote “braver at night” from Anne Sexton’s poem “Her Kind” encapsulates me and my work so perfectly. ♦
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Great set! Big fan of night photography
I love these!! So sweet and melancholy and moody. It’s been a while since I’ve done a good self-portrait shoot and this is a reminder of why it’s always been my favorite.