Fragile
This image is a representation of how fragile our sense of self is. We are constantly consumed by fleeting thoughts of the future and of the past that keep us from witnessing reality as is. The visual is our emotional reaction to each of the changing thoughts. Reacting to this continuous stream can leave us feeling so vulnerable.
About the Photographer:
Himanshi Parmar works independently in the space of research, brand design, and brand strategy for impact organisations. Her work is a cross pollination of multiple disciplines and mediums in the global landscape. Themes that she engages with reside in the space of mental health, education, conservation, sustainability, buddhism, neuroscience, and music. She has been associated with the University of Amsterdam, University of Chicago, and LOVA international. She strives to create a transdisciplinary method of approaching concepts to bring back a childlike sense of wonder. Using the same principles, she is currently working on curriculum design.
This image hopes to capture the true dichotomy of violence and love. The flowers provide a gentle movement that contrasts with the implied yet past violence.
About the Photographer:
Isabella Suell is a student at Millsaps College studying English Literature and Anthropology. She has been published in numerous literary journals—most recently 'In Parenthesis'—and has been a feature in Portico magazine as a writer. She has won a national silver key from scholastic for her written work, as well as keys for her photography and portfolio. Her photography is dedicated to rawness, and often features a live subject. Her other passion includes anthropology and writing.
This photo was captured in 2019 during the massive flooding taking place in Jackson, MS. It represents the delicate state of the residents when they are faced with the possibility of rehoming due to disaster.
About the Photographer:
Isabella Suell is a student at Millsaps College studying English Literature and Anthropology. She has been published in numerous literary journals—most recently 'In Parenthesis'—and has been a feature in Portico magazine as a writer. She has won a national silver key from scholastic for her written work, as well as keys for her photography and portfolio. Her photography is dedicated to rawness, and often features a live subject. Her other passion includes anthropology and writing.
Am I the Red Flag?
Social media has exposed us to people of all walks of life and helped us to see other points of view, enabling us to be more empathetic and conscious of how our actions impact others. However, with everyone able to post their opinions on how people should act, the fear of having unforgivable flaws can leave us obsessed with trying desperately and uselessly to scrub them from our being.
About the Photographer:
Michelle Clark is PhD student studying infectious diseases and cell death at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the University of Melbourne. She found a love of photography through her mother, who was a hobby photographer, and now takes all her images with her mother’s camera. Honouring her mother, Clark often photographs wild animals, both above and underwater. She is also fascinated with emotions and feels we often don’t know what we look like when we are furious, inconsolable, or agitated. By turning the camera on herself whenever she is overcome with emotion, Clark tries to capture how others truly see her in a hope to better understand herself.