The Pain Project

    Bienvenue! This is the first official blog for K.Oberman Photography. Here, you will be able to check out updates (that I'll hopefully post) and see my most recent projects. I honestly roll my eyes at the idea of a blog for myself. I'm not much of a blogger, as I tend to ramble, and I find it to be a cliché expectation from the photographer community. I'm not much of a journalist either, so we'll see how this goes.
   For my first post, I wanted to inform you all (assuming there is just more than my mom reading this) of a long term project I am taking on for the next couple of months. This project I will be engulfed in, I took on for many reasons. The most important reason for me to dive into this pool of insanity is that I feel like I will learn through this process of research, writing, and capturing. I'm so excited to embark on this journey and share it all with you.....here's what's going on:

The Pain Project: Everyone knows pain. Not just physical but also the pain brought on by tragedy. The pain that leaves emotional scars, deep and rigid, in it's path. Whether you've stared it blank in the face or have felt it's aftermath through another person's experiences, you know what pain is. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I am a 'professional' in pain but the pain I've experienced has changed me completely. Most importantly, it's littered in the life of my role model, my mother. My mum is one of the most compassionate, loving, and wise women I have every met. Many ask me how she can be that way when she's experienced so many dark skies and rainy days. But I can't answer that for her, nor can it be answered simply. So what I've decided to do is: capture pain (amongst other emotions) and then talk about them. I will ask others what their experience with pain has been and add in my own two-cents, if you will. Someone recently questioned my take on pain and hardships. This confrontation has lead me to think deeply on the subject and it has sparked curiosity within myself. I truly desire to know how pain has governed, guided, destroyed, and transformed others. This longing may seem strange to you, but I'm intrigued by the fact that everyone has their own personal journey, unique and amazing. Innumerable amounts of stories on this planet and it is rare that people are asked about them deeper than surface level. I want to see what knowledge and truths I can unveil just by purely asking.
   These stories and ideas will be captured through black and white photography. The discussion will also be black and white, no sugar coating will be done here, many hardships will be revealed. Through this experience, I'm hoping to learn. And my deepest desire is that you might learn something too.
More to come...
Warmly, Karis.