by Ben Toalson | Jul 4, 2014 | HD Wallpapers Collab with Helen, portfolio
4/30 in my collaboration with photographer Helen Montoya.
“Each person is a reflection of a freedom that belongs to all people.” Honestly, I wanted to play with the imagery of this one to express a thought that is a little abstract. Basically, the idea is that when you get to know someone, the more intimate details of who they are, it’s easy to agree that if each person carries the same level of depth, value and beauty, that all people must be free so that value and beauty can be realized in the world. Also, just as a side note, freedom isn’t always about governments or circumstances. Sometimes the most profound bondage comes from the prisons we create in our own minds. Be free.
by Ben Toalson | Jul 4, 2014 | HD Wallpapers Collab with Helen, portfolio
5/30 In my collaboration with photographer Helen Montoya.
“Give me the peace of a quiet field and the freedom of a wide open sky.”
by Ben Toalson | Jun 1, 2014 | HD Wallpapers Collab with Helen, portfolio
“If not for the sunset, we’d never see the stars.”
This is my first piece in a collaboration with photographer Helen Montoya. When I looked at this picture, I was reminded of the beauty of the sunset. Metaphorically, when the sun “sets” on certain aspects of our lives, it doesn’t seem very beautiful and can be quite challenging. I like to believe that all of the sunsets in our lives allow us to see a new kind of beauty that is only possible against the dark shades of night. I find that embracing this reality rather than fearing it, aids my mind and heart when facing troubling or challenging times, so that instead of being consumed by darkness, I focus my eyes instead on lights.