Reflections

I decided to name this series of photographs 'Reflection'. Purely based on the reality of how people see themselves in a modern society. I used the mirror in the pictures to symbolise what is happening on the inside or in the mind of a lot of people. 

Due to the expectations people drive from society now a days; it is only seen as acceptable to be or act a certain way. Due to these unrealistic expectations, people seem to feel empty and like their path is headed in the wrong direction. People should be able to believe that everyone is on their own path and should have the right to make their own decisions. But sometimes the idealistic thoughts of these so called 'role models' is enough to sway our decisions and we tend to forget that we are all individuals. 

The mirror is used as a tool to see inside the minds of people. The photograph itself symbolise all the emptiness felt inside and all the troubles they have overcome. Some of the images inside the mirror can mean different things. The concept behind the train track symbolises their journey, but also how everyone should have the chance to find themselves. Whereas the empty room can simply mean the emptiness one may feel or even the sense of abandonment. 

The feelings of emptiness and abandonment that people have inside can be formed solely from the idea that they are not seen as perfect. That they are not like everyone else. All because society and the people around them tell them and fill their heads with these ideas. Some people have to suffer alone and these images depict expectations for the reality that they actually are.