Photographer Stephen Wilkes shares his unique approach to capturing light and perspective. He reflects on caring for his resilient mother, turning darkness into art. The podcast delves into the transformative impact of photography and finding calm in chaos.
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Kindergarten Experience
Stephen Wilkes recalls his first day of kindergarten, feeling overwhelmed and lost in a new environment.
Playing with colored blocks brought him a sense of calm and focus.
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Family Struggles
Wilkes describes his mother's trauma as a refugee and her struggles with mental illness.
He and his brother often had to manage her episodes due to their father's frequent travels and emotional distance.
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Music as Solace
Wilkes shares how his mother found solace and escape in opera, particularly Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
When she sang, her pain and illness seemed to momentarily disappear.
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Stephen Wilkes has a unique approach to photography that requires a sustained focus to capture subtle changes in light and perspective. The same could be said of the way he cared for his mother, whose resilience and love belied the trauma she experienced as a refugee from the second world war. Though it often falls on young Stephen to manage her spells, he is able to transcend his family’s haunted past by turning his gaze outward when the darkness threatens to consume him, transforming it into art.
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