Happy Easter
“Easter is very important to me, it’s a second chance.”
Happy Easter!! I have to be honest and say this is not I expected to spend my Holy Week and how I celebrate Easter and I can’t be the only christian feeling that. I’m grateful to be able to still celebrate what Jesus as done even through these unprecedented times.
Since I’m not able to go to the places I normally go to photograph I’ve had to get creative about where I can go and be safe. I met my mom and her friend one day at the church my parents pastor at. I asked my mom if I could have the keys to the church when we were done with our walk so I could have a place to photograph and test out somethings I wanted to try. She was kind enough to do that and I wanted to share them with you.
Church can be a place a comfort for some and a source of pain for others. I have been in both camps. I’m grateful for my faith and the community I find in church but it has been a source of pain for me. I’m sure I’m not the only one that has experience that. I have been tempted to leave the church but I’ve come to realize that isn’t going to do anyone any good. I’m called to be apart of the church and bring my best to it. I know that I needed to bring only what I can bring to the church to make it better. It’s so much easier said than done.
I love being in an empty church. There is something about being in a sacred place alone. I like being alone so being alone in such a place doesn’t bother me. It makes me feel closer to God in a way. I love playing worship music and just letting it wash over me in the empty space. If I can’t play it through my phone without headphones for some reason I will put my headphones in and do it that way. I love music and wish I could play or sing but I sadly can’t do either well. I can’t help but think of the pain and joy that the walls of the church as seen. They have seen the joys to a wedding and a baby dedication to pain of a funeral and everything else in between. It’s usually a rare thing for me to combine my love of an empty church and photography. I’m beyond grateful to have access to a beautiful and old sanctuary to photograph. I’ve photographed in this particular church empty before but it’s been several years and I’ve grown so much as a photographer, editor, and person since then.
I hope you have a great Easter and are reminded of Jesus done for us. He has risen. He has risen indeed.
