Jessica Emovon
/ photographer

I’ve been wanting to put more meaning behind my work and I thought that I’d make a theme on portraiture - called “Before You Go,”. The idea came to me as I was thinking about a Spotify playlist I made last year whilst going through a rough patch. It’s this idea that life doesn’t always wait for you - to heal, to process changes, to help you understand all the questions you feel you need answers to. I also think it pairs well with this final creative release. Maybe I can finally rest assured that I’ve communicated a mixture of feelings I’ve found hard to express during that time, maybe even now amidst the situation we’re all in. In this series I tried to focus on moments that felt candid and made me feel something, maybe nostalgia or sentiment, melancholy or despondence. I kind of look at it like scenes in a movie, in which you often relate to the protagonist - or antagonist. 

I hope that these images stop you for a second and let you wonder. If you feel even a small shift in your mood then I think I have fulfilled my purpose with this story. Thanks for reading.

Jess

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