Silent War is dedicated to the hundreds of millions of people battling mental illnesses worldwide. Oftentimes, they fight silent wars without the resources or support to receive proper treatment. In some cases, effective treatment isn't yet available.

Each 1/1 released (max 10) will be accompanied by a short story bringing the photo to life and exposing what it might feel like to live with a mental illness.

20% of primary profits will go to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

Silent War

I am the house at the base of a cave. Ahead of me is a rugged shoreline with an endless horizon. When the water is shining, I feel an ineffable eagerness to unearth myself from this ground. But from somewhere behind me,  a rock tumbles gracelessly down the cliffside. I shiver.

That cave again. 

Towering over me, but just out of sight. Always there, reminding me that all is not well. That the cobalt and cloudless skies of today are likely to devolve into the gray and groaning skies of tomorrow. That I am not free. I am just a house at the base of a cave. Stuck where I am. Fixed to this faulty foundation. Adding nothing to this luscious landscape. In fact, subtracting. Blocking. Polluting.

A wave crashes. A child laughs at the water’s edge. Now, the light reflecting off the rhythmic, rushing water comes back into focus. The cave fades quietly into the background. I can breathe again. For how long, I'm not sure. But for this moment, I feel like more than a house at the base of a cave. 

The House at the Base of a Cave