Artist Statement: My piece connects to the pandemic because during all of this I feel like people have been stressing out a lot. The pictures I took were of things I did to help clear my head and help me think through everything that has been going on. I choose to submit this type of response because I’ve always enjoyed photography. I don’t know if I had a huge inspiration but I always loved the outdoorsy pictures but I also like experimenting with the portrait mode and the lights. I hope my audience will get the idea of taking time to think out the things that make you stressed and just take time away to take care of yourself and do things you love.