Final Photo Series
My photo series centers around mental illness. As someone who has struggled with various mental health problems and knows many people who have been seriously impacted, I wanted to attempt to capture how it feels to struggle with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Dermatillomania/Excoriation Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Depersonalization Disorder. Though these specific issues inspired the theme of each photo, the emotions they speak to transcend the boundaries of a single diagnosis. I used the same model and editing style throughout the series to unify my message. In doing this project, I also hoped to educate viewers about these illnesses. I will therefore explain what each photo depicts and why I chose that to represent the condition. Photo #1 (BPD) depicts the girl drowning in cloudy water, colored red on one side and blue on the other. Symptoms of BPD include extreme mood swings and intense emotional reactions, highly impulsive behaviors
