Amanda Shopa

Film Photography & Fiber Arts

Weeks 21–24 of 209 Weeks

This black and white photo shows two metal kitchen strainers of different sizes hanging from a hook against a concrete wall. The strainers throw shadows on the wall, showing holes in the metal. The left half of the image is concrete grey while the right side is thrown in shadow.
This black and white photo shows two metal kitchen strainers of different sizes hanging from a hook against a concrete wall. The strainers throw shadows on the wall, showing holes in the metal. The left half of the image is concrete grey while the right side is thrown in shadow.
Week 21 (front)
"I am pulling the voices of people I desire and love and trust and worry over into me." —Saeed Jones, "My Project 2025" Photo notes: This photo was taken in the courtyard of my grandmother-in-law's house in Jinju, South Korea in May 2024.
Week 21 (back)

Week 21 of 209 Weeks: “I am pulling the voices of people I desire and love and trust and worry over into me.” —Saeed Jones, “My Project 2025”

Photo Notes: This photo was taken in the courtyard of my grandmother-in-law’s house in Jinju, South Korea in May 2024.

This black and white photo shows a large bonfire. The bottom of the photo shows a mess of sticks on fire, and the fire flames blur together into a mostly smooth surface, albeit one with some texture to it.
Week 22 (front)
"My candle burns at both ends;/ It will not last the night; /But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—/ It gives a lovely light!" —Edna St. Vincent Millay "First Fig" Photo notes: This bonfire photo was taken at Pacem in Terris's bonfire weekend in February 2025.
Week 22 (back)

Week 22 of 209 Weeks: “My candle burns at both ends;/ It will not last the night; /But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—/ It gives a lovely light!” —Edna St. Vincent Millay “First Fig”

Photo Notes: This bonfire photo was taken at Pacem in Terris’s bonfire weekend in February 2025.

This black and white photo shows the new growth tips of a pine tree, with soft waxy growth. The photo itself has a bit of an ethereal glow and a shallow depth of field.
Week 23 (front)
"You can talk a great philosophy, but if you can't be kind to people everyday, it doesn't mean that much to me." -Ani DiFranco, "Looking for the holes." Photo notes: This photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in May 2025. The film, Washi F, is an x-ray film. It gave the photos of a bit of an ethereal look.
Week 23 (back)

Week 23 of 209 Weeks: “You can talk a great philosophy, but if you can’t be kind to people everyday, it doesn’t mean that much to me.” —Ani DiFranco, “Looking for the Holes”

Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in May 2025. The film, Washi F, is an x-ray film. It gave the photos of a bit of an ethereal look.

This black and white photo shows a neighborhood in Seoul in May 2025. Two roads form a T-shape. Shorter, older building are on the left and right side of the photo. In the center of the photo, a newer highrise with narrow windows stretches to the sky. Four people and a cyclist pass through the frame.
Week 24 (front)
"Do what you can to show you care about others, and you will make the world a better place." —Rosalynn Carter. Photo notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024.
Week 24 (back)

Week 24 of 209 Weeks: “Do what you can to show you care about others, and you will make the world a better place.” —Rosalynn Carter

Photo Notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024

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