Reflecting Pools

I had the privilege to study abroad in Dublin, Ireland during the Spring 2024 semester of my junior year. As a photographer experiencing the world in a new way while abroad, I began capturing several images of overlapping figures and reflections throughout these four months. 

Once I gathered these images, I found that they translated my own narrative of what it felt like to live in a new city, away from anyone or anything I had previously known. At times, these reflections are stark and draw you in with intense contrast. In other instances, they blur the lines of what is in front of you and what is merely a reflection of something else. Each one, however, illustrates my own personal experience of leaving one version of my life for something that is new and exciting and raw, though at times a little disconcerting.