By Whitney Cole
Holidays are a wonderful excuse for me to spend time with my
favorite photographic subjects: my family. Independence Day in particular is
always fun for me as my birthday is in the same week. This usually makes for a
several-day-long celebration. This year, we spent the weekend on the river.
The actual day of my birthday began with an incredibly
nutritional tower of French toast, and ended with a riverfront scavenger hunt
for birthday presents, initiated by my sister.
Thanks to a certain tiny dog with a tiny
bladder, I was awakened at the crack of dawn the next day for some quality
puppy potty time, but was awarded with a beautiful view. This view became the
backdrop for what was a quiet, pleasant, and relaxing weekend with close family
and friends, as well as the return of the itch to get back into the swing of
photographing.
This time is intended to reflect on the importance of
independence and how this country came to be. It seems only fitting that it has
been nestled in a giant storm of controversy and legislature in our country,
much of which has called into question some of what my heritage and identity
has been related to. This has given me new meaning in going forward and
creating my work. Not only can I show my own experiences as a Southerner in
2015, but I can also do this in a way that addresses that identity in the context
of a contemporary society.
…Until next time.
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Whitney Cole is a tiny Southern firecracker from small-town Virginia She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2015 with a B.F.A. in Photography. Her work to date has been an investigation of her Southern heritage. Follow her on Instagram for lots of pictures of her dog and trees.
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