Author: Thomas Slatin
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Shaken With The Cracks And Crevices
May 2022
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I’m Going To Be Okay
May 2022
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I Will Give The Secrets You Request
May 2022
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Thomas Slatin Quote
“Every person is a gift, and as such are so much more than their jobs, their possessions, or bloated bank accounts. It seems the more we take, the less we become; the fortune of one can only equate with less for some. Love, the greatest thing in life, and are the feelings of the heart.” —Thomas Slatin, Belong
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The Youngest Of Hearts Has Grown
May 2022
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My Photography Style Was Inspired By The Feelings Of Abandonment
When I was eight years old, my family moved from New York City to a small town in Upstate New York. At first, I hated living in this small town and all the changes that came with it. But as I got older, I began to love my new life there, especially the quiet and the abundance of open space. My interest in photography was spawned from my fascination with abandoned buildings and urban exploration. A lot of people often wonder why someone would want to go into a creepy old building, but they’re missing the point—I don’t go there to be scared, I go because I like the way it makes me feel; it’s an art form. Abandoned places…
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In Some Forgotten Dream
Last week I walked away from an almost 30-year relationship with someone I called my best friend for many years. What hurts the most is that I will forever remember the last thing that people say to me as they are leaving. When I met him, we were both enrolled at an all-boys boarding school; my father had forced me to attend because he thought that by doing so, his daughter could be molded into a son. Our last conversation was about how he saw himself as the most successful person from our high school graduating class, and that nobody from our class was nearly as successful as him. I of course disagreed, citing that success cannot be measured based…
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Liberosis
May 2022
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Midding
May 2022
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Thoughts Upon A Window
May 2022