Photo Partner Project

Having Abbi Voda as my partner, I thought this project was going to be easy. Having been my best friend throughout most of my high school career, there was no one I knew better than her and no one I thought easier to capture in a picture. The task, however was harder than I thought. Because I knew her so well, and because we were so close and I admired her so much, it was extremely difficult to think of a single picture to capture all of her great qualities. Later on, after she explained to me the picture she had taken for me and what it meant to her, I was even more stressed to compare to such a creative and meaningful counterpart. After that day, I spent most of my unoccupied thinking moments trying to come up with the best picture for her personality. Finally, inspired by a stroll back to Baker, I decided on this. There are few things in this world that mean as much to her as theatre does. Theatre provides a separate family, a close-knit group of people with similar interest that can lead to forever friendships. It also provides an escape, a chance to express your emotions, to be somebody you’ve never been, a  paradise for raw emotions and imagination. I represent this passion through the steps/seating of the amphitheater. The steps are more than just that; they provide structure, support, and even atmosphere. Each area on the step gives the viewer a different perspective, and in this way, though the experiences are different, they provide no less joy to the individuals. Like these steps, Abbi has many different levels of herself, each with disparate qualities that make her who she is. She is a kind, strong person who is always there for support. But as a human, she is constantly changing and growing as a person, just as the grass between the steps do. Not only do theatre kids respect her, but many others she comes in contact with. Without the steps, the show can be watched, but the world loses the magic that the steps create with their existence. Similarly, I believe both my life and the lives of several others would be strongly impacted without having her as a friend. No amount of words, not even a single picture, could describe such a beautiful, complex person such as Abbi’s, but I believe my picture of the amphitheater captures the key traits of hers that form her own  unique personality.