{"id":52915,"date":"2015-06-09T14:06:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T13:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=52915"},"modified":"2015-06-09T14:06:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T13:06:32","slug":"how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"How photography provided a lifeline during my time of darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_52916&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52916\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg\" alt=\"challenging perceptions wine pouring\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=135,100 135w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=534,400 534w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=1240,930 1240w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg?resize=562,421 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Image \u00a9 Sarah Clark<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Eleven years ago I became unwell with mental health problems, and it was at around this time that I first picked up a digital camera. I was eventually diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). I did not know how important photography would later become in my struggle with BPD. I live in a state of pretty much constant internal chaos, mood instability, destructiveness, impulsivity and the turmoil, unrest and despair that come with BPD.<\/p>\n<p>Photography is a real lifeline and a way of noticing the beauty and magic in life, the simplicity of objects and the complexity of nature. I often hate the pain and suffering that life brings, but simultaneously love the world for its beauty of things to photograph.<\/p>\n<p>Photography puts things in perspective; it is a way to focus on the \u2018bigger picture\u2019 of life and to overcome individual problems. I\u2019m always looking for bizarreness and eccentricity in everyday objects. I am only in my \u2018photographic mind\u2019 some of the time. When I am low, I lose interest and the motivation to take photos.<\/p>\n<p>Photography is a creative medium that promotes initiative, meaning, self-expression and power. In one sense it can be used to communicate and document the reality of daily life experiences, but it can also be used imaginatively and artistically as a way of creating new realities, especially when you use photo manipulation software. It is a bridge between the conscious and subconscious, inner mind and external world. Taking a photo gives a photographer power, it is based on a decisive moment and is based on perception, interpretation, and creativity. You can choose what to emphasise, what to include and what to leave out.<\/p>\n<p>The actual process of taking a photo is therapeutic in itself. By having the sense of choice and power in what to capture, inspiration and creativity to compose a shot \u2013 and by setting up the camera, you can gain a sense of order and calmness. For me, it feels like a means of cathartic healing and distraction, and respite from my distress. Taking a photo and capturing a single moment in time, sometimes that may never happen again, gives a grounding in reality. Somehow it makes me feel more resilient.<\/p>\n<p>Although I struggle with anxiety, photography can give you a reason to get out and about and a focus. Portraits can give a sense of who we are, who we have been or, in a construed fantasy world, who we would like to be.<\/p>\n<p>Photography is a means of a sharing narrative and can be the basis of conversations and discussions. I have had a lot of positive feedback from various people about my photos. This gives me a sense of \u2018being good at something\u2019 and a sense of achievement. Taking a photo gives you an ownership of your creativity \u2013 it feels good to get praise for my skills and gives me confidence in my abilities.<\/p>\n<p>When I am out somewhere with my camera, I feel like a different person. Photography is just a hobby, I don\u2019t think I would want to make a career out of it because then I might stop enjoying it. Although I still have a long way to go, photography has played an important role in my recovery process. And, in part, I\u2019m sure that I have my mood instability and BPD to thank for some of my more \u2018quirky\u2019 creative shots!<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Sarah Clark graduated with a geography degree ten years ago. Since then, she has done a BTEC and a City &amp; Guilds in Photography. She also enjoys writing and is passionate about fighting the stigma of mental-health problems. Last year, she had a photography exhibition at a local cinema, which was an ideal platform to raise awareness of BPD. www.photosbysarahclark.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A look at the cathartic role of photography in the recovery process of mental health, by Sarah Clark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":52924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[466],"tags":[],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-52915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How photography provided a lifeline during my time of darkness  - Amateur Photographer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A look at the cathartic role of photography in the recovery process of mental health, by Sarah Clark\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How photography provided a lifeline during my time of darkness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A look at the cathartic role of photography in the recovery process of mental health, by Sarah Clark\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Amateur Photographer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Amateur.photographer.magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-06-09T13:06:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-06-09T13:06:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1890\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1260\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rosee Woodland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AP_Magazine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AP_Magazine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rosee Woodland\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rosee Woodland\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/#\/schema\/person\/f95a396031978ed0ea69236f11b520a5\"},\"headline\":\"How photography provided a lifeline during my time of darkness\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-09T13:06:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-06-09T13:06:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/\"},\"wordCount\":652,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/06\/challenging-perceptions-wine-pouring.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Opinion\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/opinion\/how-photography-provided-a-lifeline-during-my-time-of-darkness\/\",\"name\":\"How photography provided a lifeline during my time of darkness - 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