Many people prefer to live within their comfort zones, viewing vulnerability as unsafe or a sign of weakness. As a writer and photographer, I actively seek out ways in which I can rub up against the razor’s edge of my own discomfort, for I have found that it is within these spaces that my inspiration and creativity not only dwell, but also thrive. I’m not afraid to admit my foibles, for saying, “hey you, over there, I see your bumps and bruises, do you see mine too”, for in photographing and writing about subjects that are universal, be they beautiful or difficult, I’m striving to create a bridge of connection. I am fierce in my intent to write about and photograph real life with its nuanced beauty and tragedy, clarity and confusion and I work hard for my words and images to give the reader and viewer pause, to provide an opportunity for contemplation and consideration of another way of thinking, doing or being.
Christina Whiting Bio
While Christina Whiting is an adventurer at heart, sets out on annual journeys and has traveled to over 25 countries, she always returns home to Homer, Alaska, the little Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea, surrounded by Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Mountains. A writer and photographer, Christina has written for local and statewide media and local and national magazines, has had several poems, short stories and essays published in magazines and anthologies and is currently working on a book of essays and photographs called Bend Not Break. In addition to participating in numerous collaborative exhibits, she has created nearly a dozen solo exhibits and shows her work year round in galleries around Alaska, as well as in Madison, Wisconsin and Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Inspired by her surroundings in any given setting, Christina’s photography includes themes of nature, wildlife, people and street scenes. View her photos at www.christinawhitingphotography.com
Christina’s latest venture is a project called Behind the Mask – Our Stories, where she will spend two months driving across the United States alone, documenting what life has been like during the pandemic, capturing people’s stories through photographs as well as audio and video recordings. Her goal is to create a coffee table book of images as well as a traveling exhibit of images and recordings at some point down the road. Follow her adventure on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2317927115178574/ and through her blog, https://behindthemask-ourstories.blogspot.com/
