fstopinertia – photography of angela marklew

A few weeks ago I went to Nashville.  After adjusting to the oppressive heat and humidity, I did what I love to do – go exploring.  I didn’t find anything really exciting (since I’ve explored a lot of places, I tend to get pretty picky about the places I like to photograph) BUT i did take a few photos in two abandoned homes.

Despite finding the images above, the most exciting part about the whole adventure was discovering that during my exploring, I had picked up some friends – in the form of ticks.  I’m not going to lie, I was completely freaked out by the fact that there were insects burying their way into my body.  Thankfully, those around me realized that it was really not such a big deal and they calmly removed my ticks using the hot needle method.  Although in all honesty, when I think about the ticks, I still get the feeling like bugs are crawling on me.

To see more from my Tennessee explorations, visit my Flickr.

Back in January I photographed an editorial for the premier issue (which was just released yesterday) of The Collective Magazine.  The subject was a non-profit organization called Falling Whistles.  Listening to Sean Carasso (the founder) speak about his cause was not only eye-opening, but heart-wrenching, as I had no idea what was happening to children in the Congo.

“Captured by Nkunda’s rebel army, the boys not big enough to hold a gun are given merely a whistle and put on the front lines of battle.  Their sole duty is to make enough noise to scare the enemy and then to receive – with their bodies – the first round of bullets.  Lines of boys fall as nothing more than a temporary barricade.  Those who try to flee are shot at from behind.  The soldiers call it “encouragement” to be brave.  Without a gun to protect themselves, the smallest boys are placed between the crossfire of two armies – forces fighting for reasons far beyond their ability to understand.”  (an excerpt from Sean’s original journal entry, read the full entry here)

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