I Made Portraits Whose Subjects And Surroundings Express Intense Emotional Narrative (18 Pics)

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In 2009, I began studying photography. Diane Arbus's portraits have always fascinated me, and she was my primary inspiration. The photos I'm sharing were taken between 2009 and 2013 using both Nikon and Canon cameras. Some were captured from the passenger seats of cars, while others were close-ups. I've chosen to share these specific images because each one evokes a particularly strong emotion in me.

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Poor bugger, I know how you feel my friend.

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What a heartwarming smile!

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💕💕💕☺️

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Aw so adorable!

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Cute doggo

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those eyes are so pretty! i wonder what colour they are

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Looks Texan.

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Shes beautiful. And hungry.

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Very nice picture.

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She's reading Lady Deathstrike on the right. 👍

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The torch gave her carpal tunnel

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I can feel the pain in this photo. My heart hurts for her 😢

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What's a time travel parade?

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And pedester.

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Rawr

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"I feel a presence in the room."

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This is a beautiful photo, but doesn't at all reflect the caption, in my opinion.

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I believe he'll be 'getting lucky' if they don't puke in his car...

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For the past 6 years or so, my creative focus has been visual artwork (drawing & painting.) But throughout my lifetime, I've loved making all kinds of things & have found it the best therapy that's helped me through all this mess.

Diana works as a Team Lead and a Community Manager for Bored Panda. After acquiring a BA in Business with Marketing Management, she decided that she wanted to do something far more creative than her usual marketing business which mostly included researching companies' competitors or working on swot/pestle analysis every single day. Excel spreadsheets weren't her thing either, so she decided creative storytelling was the way to go. Other than that, outside of work, you can find her making barista-style coffee or hand-stretched pizzas, sometimes even drawing and playing video games with friends.

Little snapshots of humanity. I liked them.

Very impressive use of black and white photography. I applaud your images, especially 'Just Totally Screwed'. You can feel this image in your soul...

These were neat, I really liked the black and white ones

Little snapshots of humanity. I liked them.

Very impressive use of black and white photography. I applaud your images, especially 'Just Totally Screwed'. You can feel this image in your soul...

These were neat, I really liked the black and white ones