NATHAN

In my day to day life, I think a lot about these pictures.

Nathan, and I were very close growing up and shared a similar personality. We both craved attention and acted like “class-clowns”. The only difference being that unlike me Nathan didn’t have a support system to help him. I had mom and step-dad who paid attention to my behaviour and who guided me to help channel my energy into something positive and productive. Nathan got a pack of ritalin and was told to shut-up.  He ended up following a darker and dangerous path in life, the consequences of which he is dealing with to this day. These photos make me feel sad, almost guilty, because I can see that Nathan’s environment led him down his darker path while mine was what stimulated me to develop as a person.  In these pictures you can see that Nathan is still very much the sweet, innocent and loyal kid he always has been, but his circumstances have forced him to create a hard and tough exterior.