Andy Meng Stageshot Photography
University of Tampa Women's Volleyball Regional Championships
Andy Meng Stageshot Photography
Stephen Dezzi #19 University of Tampa Baseball
Todd Montgomery Photography
After taking and
collecting pictures for my journal I had trouble figuring out a theme for my
journal, until I talked to Professor Horvath. After looking over my journal
with him, he helped me see a reoccurring theme in all of the pictures. There was
a bend in every picture. Whether it was a body part, a motion, or an angle
there was one in each picture. After I noticed the theme I collected and took a
few more photos that followed that concept. I took a deeper meaning of the word
“bend.” I use the “bend” in all of my pictures as a symbol for something
significant that happened to the person or the object in the picture. The bend is symbolic for hardship, challenge,
strength and triumph in life, love, and those who surround me.
As you see in
the journal the first pictures are of small infants and toddlers. The first
infant you see is named Kaedyn, he is a little boy who used to come to my
volleyball games at the University of Florida. The bend in his mask symbolizes
the hardship of him fighting for his life because he suffers from cancer. The next
boy you see barely survived birth as he was in detox from harmful drugs for two
weeks after he was born, you will see the bend in his right arm and right leg. The
next set of boys you see were premature at birth. The one holding up his fist and
flexing almost died in the womb. The bend can be seen in his right arm. The next
woman you see is my grandma, she suffered from breast cancer and had both of
her breasts removed in order to live. The bend is in the angle that her headed
is tilted.
The next few
pictures you will see in my journal are all sports related. They represent the
challenges that my team had to overcome to be the Regional Champions. You will
see the bend in all of our legs. You will also see a picture of a guy playing
baseball, the photo was taken just as his bat snapped in half, the bend is
quite evident in this photograph and represents the strength that it takes to
do that. The picture following that is
the same athlete and he is being interviewed for the hard work that has brought
him such success. You will see a bend in multiple places in this photograph,
one in his arm, and another one where a man is holding a reflector in order to
bend the light onto his face.
The next set of
pictures you will see are of people. The bend in these pictures symbolize love
and the work you have to put into it. The first picture is of my parents right
after they were married the bend is in two places, in my mother’s arm and in
the smiles of both of my parents. The next
photograph is a picture that was taken right after a proposal to be married. The
bend is in their bodies and the smiles on their faces. The next photo is a
funnel cake that came out in the shape of a heart. I thought this was an
interesting photo because the funnel cake represents the unity between two
people as the funnels intertwine to make one cake, just as two people come together.
Next you will see pictures of three kids jumping in the air and a guy jumping
into a pool. These are to represent the growing up stage and all the challenges
you overcome as you age.
The
next set of photos are of some wildlife, animals, and scenery. The bend in the
animals represent the struggle to stay alive as their homes are being depleted.
In the picture of the sun you will see the bend in light and the bend as the
sun sets and disappears into the horizon. The bend represents everyday life and
the necessities the sun provides for us humans to live.
The
next picture you will see is of Gandhi. He represents a life of love and challenge
and the bend is evident in his entire body as he grew old. It’s almost as if
you can see the toll that life has taken on his body. The next picture is of an
old tree with bent and woven roots. These bent and woven roots represent the
long life that the tree has lived. The bend is apparent in the pattern of the
roots.
The last picture you see is representative of
life itself. You see the bend in all of our arms and legs. This represents the
importance of living life to its fullest and stepping back at times to enjoy
the small things in life that make us happy. And most importantly, even though
there will be hardships and challenges it’s imperative to love life and those
who are in it.
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