defeat.

I am so excited to finally present to you all my first series of photographs. I originally got the idea for this project because I felt stuck in the rut of capturing only the positive aspects to people. I know it sounds odd, but I wanted to delve deeper into one of the most honest and emotional parts of the human soul: when a person feels defeated. Although these might not be "pretty" pictures, I still find a fresh breath of something new in the not-so-common qualities of these portraits. I hope that you can see the story behind each person.

defeat.

rejected.

repressed.

abolished.

battered.

deserted.

deceived.

brokenhearted.

silenced.

-george.