Week 5

For this weeks photo, I was kind of, sort of, inspired by my friend Scott's $2 photos.

One of Scott's many service projects that he performs are the $2 photos. What he does is he goes downtown, and he talks to some of the homeless folks that he runs into. He tells them that he will give them $2, if he can take their photo, and possibly hear their story. (I think that's right Scott! Sorry if it's off a bit!) His photo's are phenomenal. Really, they are beautiful. They are my favorite ones that he does. The focus is always on the eyes. He draws you into the eyes, and makes you wonder what the story is with that person. He brings life into the eyes, rather than just seeing a broken person that you can't help.

I think one of the biggest gifts he does is humanizes the people that need help the most. I think that the rest of us pass by these people, in a glazed over fashion, not really taking the time to see who these people TRULY are. Scott takes these photos, learns their stories, and conveys that story in his photographs. It's truly a gift, and I love them so much. They are always so touching to me. (if you'd like to see them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lvshooter/sets/72157609772389878/)

So, in keeping with this inspiration, I took my own photo.

What I wanted to do is, instead of making you wonder what my story is, I wanted to make you wonder what those eyes have seen. You all know my story, if you've read this blog. But.....you don't know all of it. You only know a speck of the story. Where have those eyes been? What have they seen? What makes them so special that the focus needed to just be on the eyes, and nothing else?

When I look at this photo, I see a bit of sadness in the eyes, still. While I see that bit of sadness, I see a lot of happiness coming out of them too. I see brightness starting to emerge. I chose the white because I feel lighter! Yes, there is a bit of sadness still, but I'm feeling, every day, like I am getting lighter, and the chaos in my head, the darkness in my head, is starting to settle, and fade away.

People may not be so interested in my story anymore, but, to be honest.......I'm pretty interested in my story. I want to know where these eyes will take me, and what more they will see! I can't wait to see what life has in store for me, and what new things I will learn!