Broken Light: A Photography Collective
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Tag Archives: mental illness
Do Not Remove Pins From Body [Butterfly Variation]
Photo taken by first-time contributor John Luke Chapman a 46-year-old photographic artist who lives by the sea in Brighton, UK. He suffers from clinical depression which, despite going undiagnosed for many many years, has been … Continue reading
The Truth is Somewhere
Photos taken by contributor Rachel Bussières, a 26-year-old Quebec City, Canada native, currently based out of the North Coast of California. She has been connected to mental illness since her childhood, … Continue reading
Accidental Angel
Photo taken by first-time contributor Brittany Tremor, a 23-year-old photography student at Texas A&M University-Commerce. When she was 14, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Photography has always been a … Continue reading
Abandoned Mental Hospital Building at Night
Photos taken by DC, a photographer in her thirties who suffers from major depressive disorder and falls somewhere on the bipolar spectrum. She recently spent two weeks at a psychiatric facility … Continue reading
In A Place With Little Light
Photo taken by contributor Ashley Lily Scarlett aka Syncopated Eyeball, a 53-year-old woman who has experienced bouts of depression of various degrees, on and off since she was 12-years-old. She also … Continue reading
Acceptance
Photo taken by contributor Bipolar On Fire, a woman in her 40’s who lives and works in Boulder, Colorado. She has Bipolar Disorder and Depression, as well as Fibromyalgia. It is … Continue reading
Manic!
Photo taken by first-time contributor Ian Timings, a 38-year-old man from the UK. He has Bipolar 2 Disorder, though he struggles with the term “Disorder” because there are often time when he … Continue reading
Prison of My Mind
Photo taken by contributor Carrie, a woman who has been diagnosed with clinical depression. She loves her family, but finds it hard to love herself. About this photo: “When I came … Continue reading
I’m Still Here, Still Valuable
Photos taken by first-time contributor Cliff, a 35-year-old male from Rhode Island, who has struggled with severe depression and PTSD for most of his life. He was in a good place … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Us!
Special post and photo by D, the founder of Broken Light Collective. The beginnings: After a major depressive crash several years ago, my therapist – who was exploring the art of … Continue reading
