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A peek at my next project I'll be submitting. I've always been inspired by the life stories of historic female artists, many that worked diligently though often uncelebrated.  I'd like to envision myself as an Emily Dickinson-like figure, the idea of living sequestered in a home silently creating art to an audience of only yourself is a rather tragically romantic idea (I'm not seeing this as likely to happen with the nature of my work though!).  However, one of the other inspiring female artists I'm often referencing is Julia Margaret Cameron.  Her life isn't quite as easy to romanticize, starting photography as a mother at the much later age of 48, but her work carries aspects of many classic Pre-Raphaelite artists.  Often referencing poetry and classical Greek characters. her work has a soft painterly quality that I find irrestistable.  For this series of photos, I wanted to riff off of her work and create a little something of my own, while also using quite a bit of film.  It was a soft, overcast day with a sense of stillness that was perfect for what I had envisioned and I'm glad Chelsea was up for what turned out to be a rather slow day as I tried to make sense of my Yashica-D for the first time (and also stopping frequently to start shooting with a different camera).  I doubt this will be a popular series, which ultimately doesn't matter much to me, because it was a personal project made purely for the joy of shooting it (film always gives me this personal feeling that's hard to describe). I can feel myself in these photos as strange as that may sound, a collective of my past, present, and future lives. 

Impossible Project round-framed b&w film, shot with Polaroid Impulse

"With All My Heart" for Dreamingless Magazine

Model: Chelsea Mourgan Brooks