SILVER & LIGHT: Death Do Us Part by Ian Ruhter "Alchemist"
I'm standing in the dark 1000 miles from home in a graveyard. The morning light arrived and my eyes began to focus. This was the moment everything became clear. I woke up from a nightmare that had lasted seven years. I realized I was surrounded by everything I loved. That's where the name Death Do Us Part came from.
Seven years ago a series of events occurred that left me standing alone, frozen in time. I stood there for years consumed by my own thoughts.
Death Do Us Part is the fear of letting go of our past in order to reach for the future. When we take this leap of faith we decide to let go of our fears. We begin free falling with nothing to hold on to. These are the rare instances that we are actually living in the moment.
In this rare instance I had an uncontrollable desire to build this device. I now call my camera the Time Machine. While I was building this camera something magical happened. I finally let go my fears and reached out. Originally it was a mechanical project and slowly it morphed to a soul-searching Journey. I believe this relates to photography in general. When we obtain our first camera we view it as a material object. Somehow it transforms into a key that allows us to explore what's in our hearts. This device opens doors that we could never have imagined. This is Death Do Us Part.
In the moment of freefalling I open my eyes and realized I was surrounded by everything I love.
The concept behind the Death Do Us Part film is that we hold on to our past, where it is safe. At some point we have to let go of the past and take a leap of faith in order to grab on to the future. This is the moment where we are suspended in time with nothing to hold on to. These are the rare instances that we are actually living in the moment.
When we let go of the past there is a surreal moment where we are free falling with nothing to hold onto. These are the rare instances that we are actually living in the moment.
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