Conceptual nominee

This is one of the first shots I took several months ago that really curbed my aesthetic. I decided to take a shot that reflected how I felt. This shot was a turning point for me, a release, cathartic and it gave me confidence to pursue the other ideas and emotions whirling around in my head, to resume putting it on paper and bringing it to life in images.
I was trapped in despair
Couldn't breathe, couldn't move, couldn't feel anything but the bludgeoning of emotional agony.
This unrelenting all-consuming pain, embraced me.
And as it It held me tightly, comfortably, familiar
I struggled to find any other truth
So IT became my truth,
My solace, my solitude
And I kept making love to my depression.

I'm a Conceptual Photographer from the island Trinidad. Conceptual Photography for me, means bridging the gap between surrealism and reality. My work usually focuses on identity, complexion, anxiety and pain. It's moody but necessarily dark. Being shortlisted by Sony World Photography Organization in their Open, Enhanced category this year has really opened me up to push forward with my freedom of expression and subsequently will have my first exhibited image in Somerset, House London in April, 21st because of the opportunity. Currently I'm working on putting together an exhibit in Trinidad, a website and continual development of my aesthetic.