‘Places That Remind Me Of You’ - Oliver Lloyd 

Throughout the journey of this project, I got to understand myself and my feelings, it allowed me to go somewhere I had never really ventured before, and because of this body of work, I am better for it. Going back to these places to try and capture the essence of what remained of the memories that I used to hold dear, was hard delving back into, as those places were once filled with what used to be love, so going back alone felt different. It felt cold and isolating, but I felt as though I needed this to gain some form of closure, so when creating this body of work I wanted to emulate the journey and experiences of what I called love. 

furthermore, I accomplished this by means of altering the tones within my images, a subtle flow of sepia tones that carries through the images is noticeable, it is almost a journey of my love transitioning from light to dark in terms of tonality but also a progression of events from how love was plentiful towards the beginning but then contrasted by the dark shadows in the final image which correlate me at the end of that relationship- a hurt man, who was lost and destroyed from a onesided love story.

In addition to the images, the text was just as an important part of this body of work, it would allow the viewer to gain a greater understanding of the trauma I have endured, there was a structure similar within the confines of the photographs as the project is titled, Places That Remind Me Of You so it was only fitting that the text coincides with the places that reminded me of them. I felt as though I was fair within my wording, some parts were more filled with hurt than others, but when writing these memories down I couldn't help but feel as such. 

I gave my all to that relationship, to the point that it took me over a year to fully pick up the pieces of myself and move on. It was important to me that I be truthful and also factual in my work, to make sure that every detail was written for others to see and hopefully relate to from my own experience with love and heartbreak, but ultimately this was for me to overcome all that I had endured.