Nonlinear Narrative Final

I have to admit, it took me a while to find the perfect theme for this project. I knew I wanted to focus on journey or place for sure, and then it hit me!

The journey: myself. The place: Dillon.

This nonlinear narrative collection is about my journey these past few years of trying to make Dillon, MT feel like home. When I came to school here, I felt a little lost. For a long time it was like I was in limbo and I didn't feel like I belonged anywhere. I struggled a lot with my mental health and for a while I was struggling to just get up everyday. It took me awhile to find good people to be around, and places that made me feel safe. Four years later, I am still finding myself. I know I won't be in Dillon all my life, but I have made incredible friends and experienced amazing things. I have managed to build myself a community here to the point where I know that I am going to miss it when I leave. 

These are photos of places and things that remind me of home or make me feel happy. There are pieces of my actual home in Dillon, where I spend most of my time. I took photos of myself to remind me of my time here and how much I appreciate all that has come my way. 

For all of these photos I made sure to take them in manual mode so I could push myself to work with the ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. I did the self timer and burst photo on the photos of myself. To edit, I pushed the shadows, contrast, and black point. I also lowered the exposure. I wanted the photos to look dark, but cohesive. 

Finding Me, Finding Home