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The instructions for this assignment were to go out and photograph trash. As I thought out different ideas of concepts that I could use, I happened to be changing my insulin pump. Being a Type 1 Diabetic and having the disease for most of my life, I rarely have to think of the steps I take every day to treat my blood sugar. I’ve been trying to be proud of this part of myself and gain inspiration through it rather than hiding it away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I decided to photograph the trash that is produced from one individual site change, a routine that I no longer put much thought into but recently realized the trash produced in this process. The process produces an immense amount of unrecyclable waste, especially as I have to replicate this process every three days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the image, you can see empty medication vials, insertion devices, and bloody alcohol swabs used to clean the insertion sites. This image is important to me becuase I rarely think about the disease that many people use as a defining characteristic for me. I used to hide this part of me away and I think by photographing the realities of it is a big step in accepting this part of me while not making it something that is used as a defining feature. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<Trash is the inspiration> The instructions for this assignment were to go out and photograph trash. As I thought out different ideas of concepts that I could use, I happened to be changing my insulin pump. Being a Type 1 Diabetic and having the disease for most of my life, I rarely have to think … <\/p>\n