SKYFLUENCE

SKYFLUENCE A Series of images created from Ecuadorian and American captures featuring hummingbirds. Project is an into exploring immersive journey into mental health being healed by nature.

SKYFLUENCE

After a grand struggle with my mental health following years of violent physical and verbal abuse, I traveled to the cloud forest of Ecuador to bond with hummingbirds annd a group of amazing healers. And most importantly I traveled to secure my position on earth.

I was in a chapter of darkness was threatening my literal existence, and I was in a state that rattled any family and friends that were anything resembling awake.

After bonding with a swarm of tiny and wild vibrating birds on the side of a mountain, my brain began to shift, like the gears of crank-up toy.

I have truly never been so moved, inspired, consumed by any species. When I began this journey, and I chose to connect, a new world began unfolding. I chose life in Ecuador, and I chose hummingbirds. Maybe I chose birds in general that day…as many of my created images now feature birds of all kinds. And when I returned home from that journey, the hummingbirds began to populate around my home. They began to land on my hands and do somersaults in my front lawn…and I began to harass them with my camera whether they appreciated that bit or not.

…but my deepest gratitude still remains with the winged creatures that ensured that I stick around for a while (and while I’m here take some more pictures).

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The photos I have captured and displayed in my works were taken on a Sony Cybershot, and all works were edited in Lightroom by myself.

The title for this submission is reflective of the influence that winged creatures have had on me and the effect they continuously have on the sky and universe around all of us.