This photo book is a visual representation of what I try to tell myself and picture when I am having a panic attack. My severe anxiety has always been an obstacle in my life. With the amount of experience, I have to deal with worries, I have adapted various coping mechanisms. Regularity and routines help me to feel in control and calm. In this book, “Radiant,” I captured the consistency that brings me the most peace, the sun rising and setting. As you go through the pages, I encourage you to take slow, deep breaths and count the simple things in your life that bring you peace. After the horrible year we have all had, regularity seems like a distant dream. The front and back covers of my book are a complete reflection of one another, when the book is closed and you can no longer see the pages, you may wonder if what you just looked at was even real. Sometimes I tell myself that my anxiety is just an illusion. It can be difficult to put my feelings into words, and when I think about it too much it doesn’t seem real. My brain makes me second-guess what I just thought. Though it may seem that invalidating my own thoughts is a bad habit, I think it is how I tell myself to not worry so much and that everything will turn out exactly the way it should.
Sunset on fabric
Sunset through the Tree
Photo Book Mock-up
Sunset created shadows of house plant
