“These are my love stories. Starting with my first love in 2006, going through chronologically until the time of me starting this book. I’m showcasing the patterns and differences that come up within each relationship, the raw emotions. Showing how I actually saw them, and sometimes how they saw me. I purposely left out as many words as I could, but some feelings needed to be let out. This is a purge. A release.”
Hearts Will Be Broken lets you take a peek into the memories of love for artist Tianna Strickland. The book depicts the innocence of first love and the patterns that develop with each love afterwards. The images showcase how telling just a glance, a smile, or grimace can be of one's true feelings, while using letters and written text to dig a bit deeper into the relationships. As you look through what can be described as a photo diary, the collection of images are unfiltered and raw, letting you truly feel it's vulnerability. How do we see others? Why do we love the ones we do? Who are we when we are in love?
Tianna Strickland’s first self-published photo book is currently for sale at The Gentle Bookstop.