IDENTITY CONCEPT

A concept of identity that I want to explore is the future. In a school where students have many dreams and goals for their futures, I think it’s a really applicable topic. As we are currently choosing courses and considering future studies and careers, students are discussing what their future might look like or how it will be shaped. It’s a concept of identity that I want to explore because parts of that identity have not been formed yet, and it’s like taking a picture of a small stem that will later bloom into a flower. As we are nearing the last few years of high school, our identities are forming in real-time, shaped by day-to-day experiences, and we have many more dreams to pursue.

Using props could convey what students imagine themselves doing in the future, or the juxtaposition of in-studio (gaze into the distance) versus out-of-studio (busy, constantly moving) could emphasize their dreams. For example, a writer could hold a pen, a scientist could be in the process of an experiment, or a musician with an instrument. Maybe a comparison between what it looks like still vs. in motion.

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Yousuf Karsh https://karsh.org/photographs/

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