Karmen Meyer 12/2/25 Karmen Meyer 12/2/25

Diptych Project #19

A Cuban man wearing a straw cowboy hat and smoking a cigarette sits on his horse and looks directly at the camera. Photographed on 35mm film with a Nikon F100. Developed at home. — THE PEOPLE. CUBA, FEBRUARY 2025. I don’t think that I can begin to understand the nuances of living in a place like Cuba. The difficulties and joys are on an entirely different spectrum. One I keep trying to understand but surely never will.
I was told once that Cubans have three faces; one for the tourists, one for the government and one for their families. I don’t know how much truth there is to this. But it has continued to linger in the back of my mind as I work through the images I took there.
How many of the smiles were joy, how many were a platitudes to keep the tourists happy. We tried hard to leave more then we took from Cuba and it’s people, but honestly I am not sure that we succeeded.
I will never forget the warmth and resilience I witnessed. And recognize that they may not have the choice to be anything but.

Branches reach upward, covered in vines and washed in dreamy light. Photographed on 35mm film and developed at home. — THE PLACE. CUBA, FEBRUARY 2025. A wild witness. To revolution after revolution. To trials and triumphs. A place of true magic, this I have absolutely felt.

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Karmen Meyer 10/7/25 Karmen Meyer 10/7/25

Diptych Project #15

A bare tree stands in solitude, branches raised in a frozen prairie landscape. Alberta Prairies, 2024. Photographed on medium format film. — WINTERING.

A black and white multiple exposure of a woman standing in a lake. Her arms raised and her figure is exposed as mulple versions of herself arelayered upon one another. Photographed on 35mm film. Great Salt Lake, Utah 2024. — SURRENDER.

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Karmen Meyer 9/15/25 Karmen Meyer 9/15/25

Diptych Project #12

A little short on words today, but I’m not gonna let that stop me from posting.

Layers of crop create an ethereal blur of texture in the forground, while layers of forest and hills come into focus in the background. Photographed on BW film, developed and scanned in my kitchen. — PRAIRIES. Sylvan Lake, August 2025.

Two canoes are being paddled on Lake Louise, while fluffy clouds rest on the tops of mountains. Photographed on Black & White 120 film. Developed and scanned in my kitchen. — MOUNTAINS. Lake Louise, July 2025.

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Karmen Meyer 6/2/25 Karmen Meyer 6/2/25

Diptych Project #7

the Louvre

Huge dark doors are closed, but windows reveal rows of beautifully carved columns and ceiling just outside. Photographed on 35mm film, Kodak Portra 160. — CLOSED DOOR. there is so much beauty out there, if you can open the doors. Photographed on Portra 160.

Inspired by Michael Angelos "the Creation of Adam", a woman's hand reaches up to the white hand of an unkown marble statue. Light leaks cause yellow glowing as if an ethereal halo surrounds the scene. Photographed on 35mm film, kodak Portra 160. — REACHING. We all know the painting this photo is inspired by. The surprise little light leaks only add the to celestial feel. Reaching for that spark of connection, inspiration, belonging. Photographed on Portra 160.

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