Mild Detachment
This collection of digital photographs were taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and state of quarantine. In this time of constant stress and anxiety, I utilized photography to ground my mental state and create a distraction. I observed my surroundings closely and took note of every detail. I quickly found comfort in the color of blue. Light filtering in from my windows became a symbol of hope; time without delay was moving forward. Daydreaming became a constant and started off by watching clouds through a haze of nostalgia.
I photographed landscape photos inside magazines to represent a yearning to travel without the fear of this pandemic lingering.
Image by Ben Huff photographed around "one of North America's most rugged and isolated roads, the James W. Dalton Highway".
Mile 333: Moonlight over the road, Atigun River Valley, 2011
Images by
Left:Michael Clark
Right:Sherry Bell
Image by Katie Orlinsky
"The valley of the Alatna River, which flows south out of Alaska's Brooks Range "
Music was an integral part of my creative process. The songs included in this book were a constant companion while photographing and initiated many daydreams of what life could be like after quarantine.
This book is intended to provide a symbol of hope to the viewer and provide this idea that even though we don’t know what tomorrow holds, there is still a possibility for tranquility, of a subtle and calm happiness.
