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Week 1: Self Portrait, 2025

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Catherine Droste Follow Unfollow

“ Safe and Stranded ”

As someone with a chronic illness I spend a lot of time in bed. It's such a contradiction of a safe, comfortable space to heal, while also being a dark, lonely place of great pain.
Like the space I inhabit I too am a contradiction, as most people are, both the bright colourful joy, and the ...

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Sabrina Penguin Edited 2 months ago

So so so so so beautiful.

So so so so so beautiful.

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Eileen Doherty Edited 3 months ago

Such a powerful self portrait, Catherine, one that shows both your strength and your vulnerability! You capture both the safe space and the loneliness in this… more

Such a powerful self portrait, Catherine, one that shows both your strength and your vulnerability! You capture both the safe space and the loneliness in this dramatic image. One of my favorites this week!!

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Jim Hinrichs Edited 3 months ago

Stunning capture.

Stunning capture.

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Aaron Leeper Edited 3 months ago

When I look at your photo as you present it I see the stranded person. And yet when I turn the photo 180° I see the safe person. Isn't it interesting how the… more

When I look at your photo as you present it I see the stranded person. And yet when I turn the photo 180° I see the safe person. Isn't it interesting how the orientation of the photo makes such a difference in interpretation? I see this as a way to express the duality of your title, and I see which of these two orientations you've chosen to present.

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