“Solitude”

Desolate. Empty. Gray.

I’ve wanted to shoot something from my room for quite some time, but have never gotten around to it. Now that I have, I can wholeheartedly say that this is the most candid shoot I’ve ever done. I regularly show you the highlights of my job, but very seldom do I show you what leads up to those moments. It’s easy to get distracted by the lights and sounds that come with my profession, but 9 times out of 10, you can find me in my room, hunched over my computer.

Now this does not mean I don’t enjoy frequenting the bars, the cafes, and what have you. This simply means I would go CRAZY if that were my life day-to-day. When checking into any room or suite, my routine is the same every place I go: I kick off my shoes, toss my bags in a corner or closet, and set up my “office”.

My office consists of a Dell laptop, a mouse, and my headphones. I work when I’m at work and I come home and work some more because I feel it’s important to find time for the art that I enjoy making rather than the art that others enjoy seeing. With all that being said, this is not an admission of sorrow or a cry for help. This is a day in my life. I find comfort in these 4 walls.

Though I miss my family, my friends, home cooked meals ESPECIALLY, I feel liberated. I feel empowered. Most of all, I feel free. No longer tethered to my town or the limitations that come with being from a small place. My home is wherever I go. The world is my canvas, my camera is the brush in which I create. This is my solitude. This, ALL of this you see, is a part of the process. And the process is beautiful.