I title this picture "Taking It In." The image is of a girl engulfed by the leaves of a Japanese maple. I call this photo "Taking It In" because the girl is taking in her surroundings and being one with nature... or is nature taking her in? The leaves are circling her face, somewhat enclosing her. So which one is it: is she taking in nature or is nature taking her in? That is for the viewer to decide.
I wanted this picture to be sort of like a story. When I took this, I was sitting outside a glass door and my cat was looking out at me. When people see this, they can tell the cat is looking out a window or something of the sort. The thought I wanted to evoke was that the cat is missing something that has exited the house. Perhaps the cat is missing its owner and watching as the human leave once again. Or maybe the cat is longing for freedom and envying everything that experiences the outside world. The story is for the viewer to decide.
This is a picture of me taking a picture while I take a picture on my phone. What I wanted this picture to symbolize is how today's world focuses mainly on what is on their phone screen and doesn't pay attention to the beauty around them. Humans are also self absorbed which is why I made the image on the phone screen of myself to further summarize how people use their phones to focus on themselves by posting their lives on social media rather than enjoying their lives in the moment.
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