Nuclear Testing is a series that I created that was inspired by the atomic bomb testing that took place mainly in Nevada in the 1950s; a retrospect of what a modern day apocalypse could result in for the average family. Typical, everyday moments that are constantly being reminded that nothing is of the norm anymore. Most of thesearealsofamilyportraitswithmyson. TheactofmakingtheseimageswerewildandIfeelthatthe performance is still a huge part of my photo-making process. Nuclear Picnic was the first one. I had never wornagasmaskbeforeanditwasconstricting,hotandextremelyhardtobreathewithiton. Ifeellikethis was a metaphor of what I was going through at the time- I felt constricted and trapped and couldn’t seem to do anything to change my dilemma. Little did I know that I was creating such a symbolic similarity with my real life situation. This is an ongoing series that I have been working on for over 2 years.