Sidewalk Encounter
by Lydia

Comment:
congratulations Lydia! this is so you!

portal to the abyss
by jagar

Comment:
nice capture John, congrats!

Routine.
by romil

Comment:
well done Romil, congratulations!

Hair, the Musical
by markwiley

Comment:
congrats on double blue Mark!

life pulls on you and me
by jmritz

Comment:
I hope she gets better soon...

One Tooth George
by jagar

Comment:
wonderful, John!

The Push Mower and The Lawn
by Lydia

Comment:
congratulation, Lydia! Very nice!

Girlhood - 1
by LevT

Comment:

Originally posted by insteps: Each photograph on it's own is a story. Interesting how you've included different cultures and places from around the world. The variety of exposure/editing techniques is also a nice surprise. These variation prevent us from becoming to comfortable. Very nicely done! Thanks

Thanks Henry and all. Very true, each photo tells its own story, that's how I was making them originally. As I confessed, I did not shoot specifically for the essay. On the other hand, in the same vein as in the "Boyhood" movie that was my inspiration, I was hoping here that many small stories merge into a bigger story of growing up. The variety of post-processing styles bothered me a little bit, but I was lazy to re-edit them :).

Dispersion
by RKT

Comment:
very poignant story, to which we all can relate. I certainly can, having lost my 90 years old father a few months ago. Thank you.

Black Dogs Are Difficult To Photograph
by posthumous

Comment:
it's not an essay, it's a poem (of course!). And I like how it rhymes visually, with the photos, rather than sonically.