"the bench," "the trio," "bare," and "feeling blue"

"the bench," "the trio," "bare," and "feeling blue"

by Douglas Hardman

Inspiration: I was out for a walk along the Schuylkill River and I passed by a spot that holds a dark place in my heart, and it was such a beautiful day this time around versus the last time I was there. I wanted to capture the duality in nature and how it reflects my current state and how there is a duel going on inside of me. The way we use and manipulate light to capture different emotions, the way we can tell a story through picture progression and different color palettes. These pictures show a progression of someone escaping the wonderland forest scenery to the dark gritty reality where they can truly thrive and survive, once they have accepted that this world needs them no matter how tough it is.

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Featured in our December 2021 issue, "Polar*ity"