Project 52 + Light (Week 8)

Briana Santiago is an Associate Photographer for Christopher Maddox Photography. Check back weekly to keep up with Briana's weekly 'Project 52' posts.

Early this morning I was thinking about todays post, wondering how I was going to translate light through my lens. As part of my normal getting up routine, I walked by my daughter’s room and glanced in to check on her. I then realized that the only way I can look in on her from the door is from the light coming through her closet.

We turn that closet light on and then crack the door just a bit to act as her ‘night light’. In the middle of the night when she wakes up and opens those little eyes, it gives her light to see. For her it’s seeing and knowing that she is still in her room, in her bed, with her stuffed animals. She then can close those little eyes and go back to sleep. For her that bit of light is security.

So I snuck into her room as quietly as I could to try and capture that security on camera. You should have seen how ridiculous I looked crawling into her room trying not to wake my sleeping angel.

So what is light?

Light is good. Think of movies. The good guy is always depicted as light and bright.

Light is the exact opposite of darkness. One literally cannot exist without the other. Which means light can never be completely consumed. It will infinitely exist.

Light is the element that makes things visible. We wouldn’t even have sight without light.

Light is warmth. Whether it’s the sun, fire or light bulbs, when there is light, there is warmth.

Light is security. The first thing I do when I enter a dark room is turn on the lights to see where I am and where I am going. People add lights to a home or workplace to make it feel ‘safer’.

Light is igniting. Fireworks, bond fires, candles.

Light brings this world to life. You can’t have photosynthesis without light. Therefore we wouldn’t have plants and life on this planet, as we know it.

And with this Christmas weekend upon us I am looking forward to celebrating that the Light of the World was born in a manager so many years ago. Celebrating the moment that light became HOPE for a world that had none.

I hope that you are able to share warmth, security and life with your family and friends this weekend. And because of it, that you feel a little lighter inside!

Have a very Merry Christmas!

Always,
Briana