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imagine these images by photographer Anna Ladd would
strike a chord with anyone who's shared something personal on a blog or to a
social media audience. Part of a series called Things I Told the
Internet, But Didn't Tell My Mom, each image shows a direct quote from
writing Anna's posted online "but never talked about in person."
With my POV series, I've often wondered who's out there reading: friends? Strangers? People who I've met randomly in coffee shops and on street corners, who find my site later? It's mind-boggling sometimes to think of sharing such personal material with people I don't know in real life - but it's liberating, too, and more rewarding than I could possibly have imagined. (So thank you, again, for reading.)
Found via Ignant. Happy Thursday!
I love this project -- and it also slightly terrifies me.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is so strange.
I concur with Tara.
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy and great.
ReplyDeleteI also like this project, by the same photographer:
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fascinating!
ReplyDeleteIsn't the internet a funny place, I really think they only people reading are those that comment or my close friends/family but there has to be a few randoms lurking - it's nice :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous and haunting series. Sometimes I forget just how many people I'm talking to online... which is to say, I have no idea how many people I'm talking to online, haha.
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ReplyDeleteLove this - it is weird how we can be so open sometimes online, but struggle to reveal the same when having a private conversation with a loved one. I think there is definitely an element of protecting the people you love from what you truly feel.
ReplyDeleteThis is super cool. My mom will actually talk to me about a few things that she reads on my blog, but I've also noticed that she neglects to ever mention any of the really crucial stuff. It's interesting how things writing online can be shielded from the real world.
ReplyDeleteRachel, that's so interesting! And yes, it's fascinating that what we write online can be so separate from our real lives and the real world...
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