Photo taken by contributor Brandon Halley, a 20-year-old fine art photography student from St. Louis, Missouri. Brandon suffers from severe anxiety and depression, and is currently in recovery from self-harm. Realizing that photography and digital art were the only ways he knew how to relieve stress in a healthy manner, he started doing it more often in hopes of being noticed and making a living off of it, all while improving himself personally.
About this photo: “Awaken is an image I themed around lucid dreaming. I dressed in PJ’s and held a teddy bear to, obviously, give a childlike feel to the image. I feel that children are more susceptible to lucid dreaming and they lose it after reaching adulthood. I have always been fascinated with dreams and lucid dreaming.”
Find more from Brandon at his website.
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Brandon…..I absolutely love this image…….One nice piece of work……keep working it, you have excited me……….monos en theos….j
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Thanks Jim!
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Wonderful and very emotional shot! Very strong, beautiful picture
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Wow love it
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As beautiful as ever, Brandon.
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This is wonderful…I hope to be able to show emotions so well in my photos one day.
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Stunning concept!
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Stunning.
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Wow! Very awesome image.
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Brandon, this is a wonderful photograph. The lines of focus are very powerful. Thank you.
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Amazing. Lucid dreaming is such phenomenon that many don’t seem to appreciate. Such a dreamy photo.
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This is beautifully lucid!
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Like a dream. Beautiful!!
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insane photo!!
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what a beautiful image
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