Papa

My Papa passed away this year the day before my 22nd birthday. Other than my father, my Papa was the man I most looked up to throughout my life. During his life, he was fascinated with the west and the wilderness that it contained. That is why when I moved to Wyoming, he couldn’t wait to go on a road trip to see the heart of the west. In the Summer of 2021, the two of us took a road trip around Wyoming. Fast forward to 2023, prior to the end of my time living in the west, I decided to visit the sites that brought me and my Papa so much joy only a few years prior. The film that I used was infrared film, which only captures infrared light. The two rolls of film that I shot with were a Christmas present from my Papa, only a few months before he passed. Just as infrared light is always present even though unseen, I know that my Papa will always be with me.