honorable mention
Sabo Taylor Diab israel
Photo © Sabo Taylor Diab
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Each person found themselves able to focus on a single persona that felt right. For some people it was a particularly strong character they had been raised with or admired deeply growing up; for others, it was more subtle - perhaps something picked up from an old film or book, that resonated strongly enough for them, to identify with it.
Each set of photographs captured these different personalities in detail, giving each person an insight into the many layers of personality we all possess, but often fail to recognize fully within ourselves. More than anything else though, "Souls in the Dark" provided evidence that even when we think we’re alone and lost in darkness, there are parts of us waiting patiently, ready to be revealed, if only given the opportunity.
"Souls in the Dark" was designed to investigate just how much of our identity is determined by those around us. In order to do this, participants were asked to enter a dark room with no source of external stimulation, and then instructed to stand still for several minutes at a time, until the character that most reflected their innermost thoughts, emerged from within them.
Each person found themselves able to focus on a single persona that felt right. For some people it was a particularly strong character they had been raised with or admired deeply growing up; for others, it was more subtle - perhaps something picked up from an old film or book, that resonated strongly enough for them, to identify with it.
Each set of photographs captured these different personalities in detail, giving each person an insight into the many layers of personality we all possess, but often fail to recognize fully within ourselves. More than anything else though, "Souls in the Dark" provided evidence that even when we think we’re alone and lost in darkness, there are parts of us waiting patiently, ready to be revealed, if only given the opportunity.
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entry description
"Souls in the Dark" was designed to investigate just how much of our identity is determined by those around us. In order to do this, participants were asked to enter a dark room with no source of external stimulation, and then instructed to stand still for several minutes at a time, until the character that most reflected their innermost thoughts, emerged from within them.
Each person found themselves able to focus on a single persona that felt right. For some people it was a particularly strong character they had been raised with or admired deeply growing up; for others, it was more subtle - perhaps something picked up from an old film or book, that resonated strongly enough for them, to identify with it.
Each set of photographs captured these different personalities in detail, giving each person an insight into the many layers of personality we all possess, but often fail to recognize fully within ourselves. More than anything else though, "Souls in the Dark" provided evidence that even when we think we’re alone and lost in darkness, there are parts of us waiting patiently, ready to be revealed, if only given the opportunity.
about the photographer
I love photography, and I admire people. I started photographing with my Olympus Pen EE half-frame camera that I got from my uncle, and the Sony Mavica MVC FD91 0.9 MP digital camera with a floppy disc, that my aunt gave me. Since then, I saw everything around me as an image, a moment to remember. My studies at the Goldsmith University of London were hijacked by my father's illness, and reality shaped the years to follow.
"Souls in the Dark" was designed to investigate just how much of our identity is determined by those around us. In order to do this, participants were asked to enter a dark room with no source of external stimulation, and then instructed to stand still for several minutes at a time, until the character that most reflected their innermost thoughts, emerged from within them.
Each person found themselves able to focus on a single persona that felt right. For some people it was a particularly strong character they had been raised with or admired deeply growing up; for others, it was more subtle - perhaps something picked up from an old film or book, that resonated strongly enough for them, to identify with it.
Each set of photographs captured these different personalities in detail, giving each person an insight into the many layers of personality we all possess, but often fail to recognize fully within ourselves. More than anything else though, "Souls in the Dark" provided evidence that even when we think we’re alone and lost in darkness, there are parts of us waiting patiently, ready to be revealed, if only given the opportunity.
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