Revealed

Revealed

By Scott Indermaur   siphoto

Category: Religion & Spirituality

Tags: spirituality, portraits, photography, reveal, religion, belief, love, passion

Upon examining my relationship with my own spirituality, I wanted to learn how other people connect with their sense of self. My intentions were to photograph spirituality from a non-literal perspective – I wanted to peel back the layers of traditional spirituality and focus on the individual's personal essence.

I asked my subjects to bring items that represented their spiritual experience in which to fill a small wooden box. The concept of identity and the awareness of a higher existence quickly evolved into a vessel of self-exploration and quiet confession. I soon discovered that my subjects shared far more ... the works I am selecting to share are my subjects' responses to the project, as well as the inadvertent disclosures of their most subtle hopes and fears.

What I find to be most interesting is the profound effect this project has had on so many of my subjects. Given the opportunity to look within, many experienced a journey that took them much deeper than their initial inner self-examination, which revealed undiscovered truths about themselves. I asked my subjects to reflect upon their responses through essays, which accompany their portraits.

Large Format Landscape 13x11 inches (33x28 cm)  94 pages

Published: July 12, 2008