Healing In The Southwest
An ode to the American Southwest, Healing In The Southwest is a project that began after I experienced multiple years of immense, earth-shattering loss. This project is the culmination of many years of landscape photography and my writings as I processed all-encompassing deep grief.
In 2019, I began a quest to immerse myself in healing landscapes I felt connected to and rooted in.
I hoped that this would heal me. I prayed it would give me perspective. I needed to rediscover myself.
My physical exertions of this quest matched my mental turmoil and I pushed the limits of what I thought I was capable of. From mountaineering to paddling to extensive solo backcountry travels. Everything was pushed past what I knew my limits to be and over the years, I grew and learned and… healed.
During all of this time, I photographed and wrote; creating art directly from my soul.
With Healing In The Southwest my aim is to share the healing nature of these incredible landscapes of the American Southwest. And to take a deep dive on the journey of grief. To share the way I perceive the world. Maybe this can help someone else on their own grief journey.
Maybe it will just be a beautiful book to flip through.