the struggles and hardships we face throughout our lives
When I first started working on this image, I had no idea what I was going to put together. I opened Unsplash and started browsing randomly until I came across a photo of a road. I added it to the composition, tried to silence all my doubts, and just let my instincts take over.
Then I came across a sofa and placed it in the middle of the road. After that, I added a dramatic sky, a girl, and a man facing away from the viewer, with only his back visible.
At that point, the idea suddenly became crystal clear to me: the struggles and hardships we face throughout our lives, from the moment we're born until the very end.
I represented obstacles with a man dressed in black, with his head on fire, and innocence with children's toys and an old TV playing cartoons.
I adjusted the lighting, shadows, and perspective to make sure the girl was the first thing that caught the viewer's eye.
I genuinely enjoyed this whole experience.