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Three Photographs by Kelly Steele

An out-of-focus Swirl of Primary Colors with Tunnel-like Vibe
Ridges left by waves and shadowy footprints on a beach strand
Skull enflamed in a fire pit captured in gray scale

SPIRALING CHAOS

An out-of-focus Swirl of Primary Colors with Tunnel-like Vibe

NOTE FROM THE ARTIST: When I can’t make sense of the world outside of me, I dig deep, moving to a place that I understand, embracing a chaos that I ultimately control. This “accidental” photo represents the color and circularity of that journey.

TWO REALITIES

Ridges left by waves and shadowy footprints on a beach strand

NOTE FROM THE ARTIST: Some days, I feel like I am walking on a cliff’s edge of balance. One slight breeze, and I fall off the smooth path and land haphazardly on the pockmarked ground. Other days, I am a tightrope pro. But never do I forget that two realities exist in me. The darkness and the light. It is impossible to have one without the other, and here they are.

MORTALITY

Skull enflamed in a fire pit captured in gray scale

NOTE FROM THE ARTIST: In acknowledging that I am, in fact, mortal, I have never felt more in control of my life. I wake up every day, living like it could be my last. Finding silver linings in black skies and rainbows in the cracks. This image is my way of celebrating that death no longer has a hold over me. 

Kelly Steele weaves her adventures, curiosity, positive vibes, and mental health battles with vivid photographs and the written word. A writer, a photographer and a storyteller, she sees her creative work as her advocacy work for mental health, a way to inspire others to find their own anchors in a beautifully chaotic world, and to see they are not alone. Findinganchorsinthestorm.com.