[velvety-secret]

Like most people don’t like to admit this, but one of the reasons a lot of us have so many mental health issues is because we live in a world that has basically become untenable. People can’t afford basic necessities, let alone to cultivate their interests or take breaks and rest or do any of the things necessary for good mental health. People my age are wracked with debt, working at jobs they hate or studying topics they hate, living in a shitty apartment with five roommates. We live in a world that’s very hard to be healthy in. So while yeah, a lot of people obviously do have mental illnesses that would need medication no matter what, they are greatly exacerbated by these issues, and a lot of people have basically just been thrust into an eternal situational depression. So if that doesn’t change, medication is just a band-aid. 

[zvaigzdelasas]

Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?

[simena]

[simena]

[beautyisworthagif]

[jakobhetzer]

[adrenaline]

[nimbora-nava]

Michał Świder

[salantami]

Jean Puy, The Terrace, 1920.

[africanmani-deactivated20170514]

[kradhe]

[savethebeesbby]

bdsm stands for

Bees Do So Much for the environment

[blkfraps]

‘Masturbation’ (words by Jaylen Strong, photos by Myles Loftin)

For this series I decided to interpret a piece of writing that my friend Jaylen wrote about the first time he discovered what masturbation was. This piece of writing really resonated with me, and compelled me to interpret it through photographs because I feel like I never really see many photo series that depict the nuances of male sexuality, and coming of age. I especially never see special moments like these being written about. With the photographs I created, I wanted to capture some of the feelings that Jaylen describes in his beautifully written poem. The awkwardness of all the things you learn and experience during puberty, the awakening of sexuality and sexual feelings, the weird feeling of guilt that comes with. The photos aren’t necessarily a linear depiction of the writing, but more of a depiction of the imagery I created in my head while reading the piece. They remind me of the moments self discovery that are very much a part of growing up.

- Myles Loftin

[imintheleaves]

[equatorjournal]

[fannylikes]

[2gris]

[prospects]