an ode to light

i miss photography.

so much
for the creativity of it
the want and need for it
the joy brought out in others
and
the passion then generated in me.

-

it’s an art these days
that seems so understandable,
but it’s something much
more
than that.


it is not a filter swiped onto a self portrait made in our every day lives
it is a story of a
person
who took the time to open
and let me extract their light.


when i look into eyes of a portrait
i see
the sheer vulnerability yet striking confidence
i’ve helped them muster up for even if a fraction of a second.


when i look into the smile, the white teeth
i see
a pure
big belly laugh
that i
created.
you have to be funny. you have to be personable. you have to let down your guard, so they can let down theirs.


when i look into
the flick of a strand of hair
falling so gracefully in the frame of the photo
i see
the poise and
acceptance
i have for their
being
at this
very moment.


when i look into the garment
so elegantly
draped on the body of this person
i see
beauty and true neutrality in the way
things find their home
it is not forced or known,
it becomes what it has been
all along.

xo, Hallie