Thilde Jensens work is bright. She takes all of her photos outside in nature in different scenes. She stands far away and close up to her subjects. Jensen wants people to look past what the typical beauty is. She wants us to expand our mind by not seeing sick and old as being unattractive. All of her subjects are center-weighed and scenes are proportional.
In her first photo she takes a picture of an older lady with a taped mouth indicating how she cant speak,which makes her want to hide and not be seen by the public. Which indicates why she's holding her jean jacket above her head. She looks out into the distance for hope to come her way. The second photo is of a man with a sheet completely covering his head. He's also holding a stick infront of him, indicating that he is blind. The third picture is of an old man who has an oxygen mask, probably because he is sick or getting to the point where he needs it because he is too old. He stands with his arms expanding outwards to show how he can go through anything and how nothing can knock him down.
Thilde Jensen tries to put her viewer in the shoes of the people with disabilities. Their lives are the hardest to live because they have to put in extra effort to do the things that we can do simply by opening our mouth. Her pictures really appeal to my eye because she creates pictures that mean something and will actually make a difference in society. She inspires me to bring meaning and compassion to my photography so I can end up taking photos on a new level.
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