Self Portrait

On a whim, I decided to turn the camera on myself.

This process has lasted five days.

I came face to face with my mixed race DNA.

For the first time, I saw the beauty of my English, Caribbean, French, St.Lucian, African/Sierra Leon heritage.

My physical and psychological evolution got me present to the transient nature of life.

I am 55, where has boy gone?

The boy in the created image has become older, not sure about wiser.

Life has asked many questions of me.

The most profound questions;

Who am I?

Why am I here?

What does life expect of me?

Image, Identity, personality, character, persona, self expression, authenticity, they all sound similar and yet mean different things.

Context is decisive.

Turning the camera on myself has killed my ego.

So I am pondering the very meaning of my existence.

Photography for me is about saying something about life, the human condition, documenting my journey.

Over the last five days, I have seen how far I have come.

A mixed race man.

Caught in the middle of a black and white world.

Where do I belong?

Where do I feel the most accepted?

Guess what, soon as I asked those questions, they lost all their meaning and power over me.

I belong right here with myself.

I accept myself in this mixed up world.

What the world needs from me is the authentic expression of the force of life working through me.

May my voice express the authentic language of love, joy, peace, compassion, kindness and service.

I see my truth.

I stand in my truth

This project is complete.