Realization of SELF
This self portrait series represents how I had an encounter with Christ Jesus and learned what it truly meant to be dead to myself. Several months prior to taking these images, I was battling severe drug addiction and PTSD in connection with being released from prison the year prior. I would have not considered myself an atheist, yet I had no understanding of what it meant to die to self and surrender fully until I realized I couldn't continue living my life the way I had been.
December 5, 2018 was my first day of sobriety and my first day walking in the loving grace of Christ Jesus. Photography has literally been a God-send for me in so many ways. It helps me to work through so many struggles I face daily by simply removing myself from the process and capturing what lies in front of me. I truly believe GOD has a purpose for us all on this earth. I am thankful the Lord has helped me to glimpse mine.
