03/13/2022
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Photography has the Potential to Propel Humanity Forward.
It's my belief that photography is the most effective and powerful form of communication, and that compelling images can inspire social change. We are experiencing a social media renaissance, and as my work has evolved from Polaroid to digital, I've adapted to this concept. As a yoga photographer, I use the figurative poetry of asana as a visual language to tell the story of what it means to be human. Yoga is universal, transcending geographical, cultural and sociopolitical boundaries. Yoga photography has taken me around the world—from military bases to prisons, to Cuba and the Middle East, to the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, where I documented Maasai warriors who practice there. My work is humanitarian; I stand by the power of my photographs to change the way we see the world. Currently I'm working with active duty service members and U.S. veterans. Veteran su***de rates are extremely high, and for the past four years, men and women have shared with me how close they've come to ending their life after enduring the trauma of war. Each one of them has said that yoga saved them. I photograph veterans and share this work globally on social, digital and print media, because the more vets we get on the yoga mat, the more healing that can occur. I make pictures with this intention and so that this idea can become part of a new reality.
Image: Proud Natarajasanas aboard the USS INTREPID | New York.
From left: Brianna Renner (Marine Corps) and Liz Ricketts (Coast Guard)
Veterans Yoga Project
