Coming through Grief

This set of images is a self portrait series. It is a follow up series of images to my previous story on coming to terms with a bereavement. The purpose of this story is to look at where I am now since loosing my beloved partner Michael Garrick 5 years ago. It now feels more comfortable to put myself in the picture whereas previously I had used an actress to express my feelings. Photographing myself has been a powerful experience. I am now on the path to healing and self acceptance through being able to literally put my feelings out there. However, it is still very much in process and I hope the images speak for themselves and perhaps other people will be able to identify with them.