Ok, so I know I have talked about emotional photography in the past. I feel so strongly about that. I used to say that I would like to be detached from what I do, so that I don't feel so worn and stressed out as I shoot. However, I have come to accept that, that stress is exactly what I need to push myself to make the best art I can, at that moment in time. I never feel more rewarded after doing something, if it has made me need to take a nap afterwards. Now, does all work need to be like that? Probably not... But for me, thats what I need. That is what gives me that emotion, which motivates me.
Now...why I am talking about this AGAIN? I found these two artists that do exactly that. They have each found a cause to work for them, and that moves them past just shooting what they see. They have allowed us to enter into emotional aspects of their lives or others. The first picture is by Marc Asnin. He has shot his uncle, who is dealing with a mental illness, and how it also has affected his children and family. The second is Lisa Lindvay. She has shot her father, and her siblings who are dealing with the loss of their mother's mentality. What can be more emotionally tolling. What makes us so afraid to shoot? What restricts us from pushing and releasing that shutter? Do we think we are disrespecting the person and situation we are shooting? Or, do we not what to have evidence that it is happening? I think these all come into play. However, I think the idea of not wanting to disrespect is an excuse sometimes. I feel like we use when we know we don't ever want to see those realities again. I think when our hands shake, we feel our heart rate go up, or we start getting sweaty palms, we are doing what is right. We are feeling for what we are shooting...
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