"Debut" by Lauryn Hare - 3/7/13
Debut is a set of work from the first two years of discovering photography as my medium. I optically print in my darkroom at home from my negatives and am always attempting to retrieve them just as I took them: full-framed and glorious through my lens.
Debut is a collection of images I edited from several different series manifested during the beginning of my personal journey with portraiture, mostly between 2006 and 2007. I had just begun unlocking treasures from a place that had, up until that point, been left alone. Waiting to be discovered. 'Treasures' refers to the passionate thrill of learning a new language; I began using my camera as a means of expressing my inner world: my thoughts, feelings, passions, desires, fears, and the way in which I relate to the world.
My imagery uses the female form to explore and express the dynamics of life: the relationship between her and herself, herself and her environment, as well as the dynamic of herself within relationships. These are all themes integral to my interest and work.