I shot this image when I was in high school, I was either 15 or 16 years old. The girl is a friend of mine. Everything was staged. I wish I knew at the time exactly how injecting was done, but alas this is the image that resulted form that project. My teacher didnt like my work and I got in trouble for having needles at school.
Images such as this one are not always received well. They force people to stand outside their comfort zones. But the medium can be a powerful one. And there is so much more to the world than just rocks, trees and streams. Not that just those are bad. But there's a huge world beyond just those.
You did well, indeed. Aside from the subject matter, I like the compositional weight and strong blacks.
That's a subject worth exploring and one filled with peril, left and right.
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