Carl Bower

Photographer
  Private Fears by Carl Bower  
Private Fears
Public Project
Private Fears
Copyright Carl Bower 2024
Date of Work Oct 2016 - Ongoing
Updated Feb 2021
Topics Abandonment, Conceptual, Documentary, Editorial, Emotion, Essays, Fear, Fine Art, Gay, Isolation, Loss, Love, Mental Illness, Parenting & Family, Photography, Portraiture, Pregnancy/Birth, Relationships, Sexuality, Transgender





We are not defined by our fears, but I believe they cut to the core of our being in a way that most other feelings do not. Our deepest fears are held closely, and the experience of them is intensely personal and often isolating. I’ve asked complete strangers to share their fears and be photographed, an act of courage perhaps made easier because they did not know me. For some, the experience was cathartic. This series examines the dichotomy between who we are and who we appear to be, of how little we know of those around us and what they carry.





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