Amanda Shopa

Film Photography & Fiber Arts

Weeks 49–52 of 209 Weeks

This black and white photograph shows a lily flower from above. The petals show light and dark stripes on them, and one petal is torn on the side.
This black and white photography shows a tiny apple on a wooden picnic table bench. The apple has been eaten on one side and tiny bits of apple skin and fruit litter the bench.
Week 49 (front)
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." —Victor Hugo. Photo notes: This photo was taken at Soudan-Vermilion State Park in October 2025. A large robin was snacking on this very tiny apple near the lakeshore. Because of the robin, I found a long abandoned, spindly apple tree!
Week 49 (back)

Week 49 of 209 Weeks: “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” —Victor Hugo.

Photo Notes: This photo was taken at Soudan-Vermilion State Park in October 2025. A large robin was snacking on this very tiny apple near the lakeshore. Because of the robin, I found a long abandoned, spindly apple tree!

This black and white photo shows a zigzag shape with a diamond on top of it against a thinly striped background. The surface of the zigzag is scratched and chipped.
Week 50 (front)
"I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:20. Photo notes: This photo was taken in Chicago, December 2023. I have no memory of what this is.
Week 50 (back)

Week 50 of 209 Weeks: “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20

Photo Notes: This photo was taken in Chicago, December 2023. I have no memory of what this is.

This black and white photograph shows a lily flower from above. The petals show light and dark stripes on them, and one petal is torn on the side.
Week 51 (front)
"I want to believe in prophecies more than policies. I want to listen to poets rather than pollsters." Carolina De Robertis, Radical Hope. Photo notes: I think this photo was taken at a state park in summer 2022, but I'm not actually sure!
Week 51 (back)

Week 51 of 209 Weeks: “I want to believe in prophecies more than policies. I want to listen to poets rather than pollsters.” Carolina De Robertis, Radical Hope

Photo Notes: I think this photo was taken at a state park in summer 2022, but I’m not actually sure!

Note: This postcard was created the week Renee Good was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

This black and white photograph shows several people waiting for a train at a subway station. In the foreground, there is a metal cabinet with a large round sticker showing an illustration of a human wearing a gas mask. In English, it says "Relief Goods Storage." Korean writing can also be seen.
Week 52 (front)
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. —The Serenity Prayer. Photo notes: This photo was taken at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea in May 2024. I printed this photo while Minnesota is under siege from ICE and protesters at the Whipple Building wear gas masks.
Week 52 (back)

Week 52 of 209 Weeks: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. —The Serenity Prayer.

Photo Notes: This photo was taken at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea in May 2024. I printed this photo while Minnesota is under siege from ICE and protesters at the Whipple Building wear gas masks.

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