"Contents"

For my photography class, our last project was a digital series on a subject of our choice. My project, called "Contents," is shown below, along with a few words regarding it.

I have long been intrigued by identity and what kinds of things people allow to define them. Many college students carry around backpacks or bags of some sort; I wanted to explore what a person’s backpack says about who they are. While this is a commonality among students, it is the contents of the bag that makes each one unique. Rarely are we exposed to everything that is contained in someone’s bag all at one time. What is each bag going to hold? What can you learn about a person from the items that they carry with them all day? Perhaps we need to view people the same way that we do backpacks: once you look past the exterior, you will find that the contents are what make it distinct.

The final product: