Taking Legos Into Another Level Creating Gritty And Warlike Photograph Settings To Understand My Own Feelings Of Adapting To A New Life Of A Civilian Lifestyle.

Toy Photography is a very “interesting” theme.

Mark Hogancamp is a notable photographer who

used toys to help him cope with his trauma as a therapeutic tool. Mathew Callaghan uses toys to

exemplify his time in service. In my case, I guess I’m both of those things. I served in the

military, and after I got out, I found it troublesome trying to fit in, especially having to receive

news of friends who are struggling as much as I and end up passing away. I use toys as a way to

express my emotions and try to reconnect to my childhood, to my service, and now college.

I enjoy the work I put into each shot. I’m using a Nikon D3100 with utilization from the practical

effects of using fireworks, an air duster, to the experimentation of fiddling with a desk lamp I

found at a garage sale. Each shot is worth the effort I put in. I’m learning new things about

myself every time and within each shot is a reflection of myself.