for spring

spring comes and brushes the world with light and life. old turns new; things dull and tarnished by the cold once again begin to glow. it arrives suddenly, without warning, but then - there it is, and beauty is everywhere.

for love

winter stayed with us this year for far too long. i felt it in my fingertips, yellowed with cold, and i felt it deep inside, dragging me down. this winter i learnt things that hurt, things about the world and things about myself. in the end, it took an unplanned trip to a far-away city that held the people i love most to show me that things would be okay. late that night, deep in sticky city heat, i decided that things would be better. things would be okay. finally, the sun has begun to warm. once again my shoulders are darkening, my hair is lightening. once again, things will be alright. 

these are some of the photographs i took on that unexpected trip. they were taken with all my love, for those that i love.