Emily Ferguson

As a middle school student, Emily Ferguson began to enjoy seeing the world through the lens of the family camera, later graduating to one of her own. After stepping away from the skill in high school, she returned to photography in college in hopes of honing her abilities while experimenting with a variety of subjects. During this process, Emily fell in love with the use of contrast which allowed her to photograph her subject in the midst of the spiritual background demonstrated in the extreme contrast of light and darkness.

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Reflecting over the last decade, two particularly special memories arise which characterize the high-contrast style depicted in this photo. Both of these memories portray my dad and I standing outside our home, heads lifted, eyes focused on the night sky. My father would be fascinated by the science of the scene before us as I would be drawn by the romance and war so evident in the flickering stars and dark, expansive backdrop. I would sit on the roof of my home and experience both intimacy with, and distance from, my Creator. The distance between heaven and earth, yet the closeness of a Spirit who lives within me. The innate contrast between the darkness of pain and light of a promise. A battle transcending the physical, weaving a strand through time and history. An intense conflict of mind and soul ultimately converging to define the momentum of our lives. Do we choose to hide away or to be known? To choose a path of truth or façade? This project was born on a rainy evening... cont.