We tell the good stories but don't for a second believe there aren't bad stories too. Don't believe there aren't days when we want to post a desperate cry, "I'm hurting so much! I need help!" or "Just give that other person grace, they're drowning in despair!"
I take pictures of people (mostly). When you point a camera at someone they often start feeling insecure about how they appear.
I'm passionate about beauty. It's my soapbox. On of my personal missions is to make everywhere I go a little bit brighter and little more beautiful. I notice beauty. I notice how hungry and desperate people are for beauty. I notice how TV producers write shows about makeovers and how girls compete with outfits and makeup. Of all the things I've noticed, I've realized that the world is begging to be beautiful. How it's craving to be other than it is. I've seen how we can ignore that which isn't beautiful. How people don't always like to see pain. I've learned that painting over pain doesn't eradicate the pain. I've learned that straining to see the light is where finding beauty begins.
People love makeovers because it's a transformation of old to glorious new. People love happy endings because it's darkness triumphed by light. People hate masks cause they're not genuine.
Why can't we all be more vulnerable? Why can't you say, "That hurt" and I say, "I'm sorry." Why in our begging for beauty do we hide from the light?
Yes, I capture beauty, it's my job. But you can capture beauty too. We both just have to be willing to strain our eyes to see the light!
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This is beautiful <3
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