Category Archives: Photography

Michael Ligtenberg: Photography

Columnist Michael Ligtenberg is also a photographer, and has generously shared a new gallery with us at Bipolar Village. -Daniel

It was only about 15 months ago that I picked up the camera again. The reason…I wanted to provide my own pictures for the articles I have written for Bipolar Village. My fiancée, an artist, saw my work and encouraged me to do more. So I embarked on a project: post a new photo every day on Facebook for a year. I succeeded…I posted 365 photos in 365 days. I also gained a following that helped my self-esteem and kept me motivated to go on even during the rough times. Here are a dozen photos from that project.

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Scott Hunt: Photography

I was in the USAF when trouble began to brew for me. After being discharged from the USAF in ’95, I was having great difficulties maintaining a job. My life was a roller coaster and I almost lost the love of my life. I went to the Denver VA and had my self-placed on the mental ward, where I was diagnosed as bipolar. Many medications later, I have finely come to the conclusion this is a part of who I am. I have embraced this part of me, I truly feel without being Bi-Polar I could never see the world the way I do. These things I cannot explain, but can only share this understanding with others whom have the same sight I do. I am Bi-Polar and proud of it. I love art it is the only way I know how to express myself, I am also a poet, and struggling writer. Without art, there would be no life, for life is art. Oh, also I currently live in Montana.

Budapest Sunset

Sabina Lucia: Photography

Born to artistic parents it was no surprise that I was naturally drawn to creative expression. After gaining a 2:1 BA Hons in Fashion and then working for 6 years as a personal shopper, styling thousands of people, I quit a few years ago to concentrate on photography and art and write about things which fascinate me. I have nurtured a deep need for creative expression through photography, painting, drawing, collage and textile work. I love finding ‘hidden treasures’ to photograph and working out the best composition and angles to record the beauty I find in surrounding environments. Disliking obviously Photoshopped images, I prefer to keep my work true to life, only using software to crop photos. Continue reading