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I think this is when most people give up on their stories. They come out of college wanting to change the world, wanting to get married, wanting to have kids and change the way people buy office supplies. But they get into the middle and discover it was harder than they thought. They can’t see the distant shore anymore, and they wonder if their paddling is moving them forward. None of the trees behind them are getting smaller and none of the trees ahead are getting bigger. They take it out on their spouses, and they go looking for an easier story. Only in my mind do I visit such peculiar places. An overgrown, tangled lake in which only Swans have fathomed the depth of, the path leading to it was threaded with flowers, planted by my own mind.
(Rachael Putt & Miller)

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This is Tami.. Now, I just need to inform you that every bird you see here, is real. There has been absolutely no editing in that respect. They were genuinely that close to Tami, and one even bit her. Seriously, they are vicious. I was scared, hahaha. This is a little bit different, I'm trying new things! I think I'll take a self portrait next..

She was violated in every possible way by the world around her, but the butterflies never left her side.

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This is Deannah, we decided to schedule a reshoot as I wasn't pleased with the image I took of her last time.. Ugh, I cried a little whilst shooting this.. Life isn't great right now, but for the first time in a very long time, I am pleased with what I have done here. I hope that you are all equally as pleased with what you are producing. Ask me questions on Formspring, I like answering them. With love, always.

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.

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Who loves cliche's? I do! If you didn't already know, I'm starting a 52 weeks project to give me some incentive to pick up my camera more often! Again, Flickr Sharpening decided to destroy this, hahaha. Ah, it's so evil! Anyway, this is my friend Amber, and whilst taking this photo, we were both numb, it was ridiculously cold, seriously. Also, my Facebook Page is back open for those of you who'd like to check it out (link above)!

Let’s face it: I’m scared, scared and frozen. First, I guess I’m afraid for myself.. The old primitive urge for survival. It’s getting so bad that I live every moment with terrible intensity. It all flowed over me with a screaming ache of pain - remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted. When you feel that this may be good-bye, the last time, it hits you harder. Plath.

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Flickr sharpening has actually butchered this, I don't even want to keep it here anymore because of it, waa. This is the coldest I have been in a very, very long time - seriously, it was so, so, so cold. I would write alot about this year, and how lucky I have been, but instead, I'll get a video up before the end of the week. Just know how much I love and respect you all as friends and artists, happy holidays (even though it's late).

When I reflect on this year, I realise that I tended to stop photographing when I didn’t want to know myself anymore. Which is ironic, because I started for that reason exactly. It has been said that if you hear a song that makes you cry, and you don’t want to cry anymore - you don’t listen to it. But you can’t get away from yourself, you can’t decide not to see yourself anymore. You can’t decide to turn off the noise in your head. You can’t detach yourself from your shadows. Nightmares are the worst. Crows and shadows.

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Flickr decided to delete my description, and I can't for the life of me remember what I said..