Melancholia

This series of photographs explores the subtleties of depression and anxiety. These portraits are staged to capture moods using the ethereal process of wet plate collodion. In these images, I convey the varying degrees of mood changes many people encounter at certain points in life. I chose to focus on the feminine perspective and capture the quiet, somber and often, beautiful moments in times of distress. Melancholia follows the psychological states of two women, building up to an emotional release.