Editorial: Katelynn Rogers

    "I recently found myself deeply in love with the art of photography. My discovery of photography, or art in general, was born alongside my younger brother. The moment that little life came crashing into my world, my eyes opened to a beauty I had previously been blind to. It began with writing little stories about who I imagined this little boy would become, which turned into creating graphic novels focused more on myself. My stories quickly turned into my way to express my feelings properly. As my stories became more and more built up in my mind, I found myself unable to express those complex emotions through writing and drawing anymore. I desperately needed a new medium.

    That's when photography came along. What started as short stories blossomed into the magical world of photography. I took pictures of the things I found beautiful during my times of emotional lows. Flowers, my little brother, my best friend - anything that made me see beauty during those raw, horrible moments. Then one day, when the flowers were all dead, and my little brother wouldn't sit still, and my best friend left me in the shadows - I had nothing to photograph anymore. I was lost and alone. The only person I had was myself. So what did I do? I taught myself to model and take the photos at the same time. I would set a three second timer and run into position, usually falling perfectly into place the last split second. The results don't always follow through with my original plan, but the ones that do are stunning."

text: Katelynn Rogers

visual: Katelynn Rogers