“It Didn’t Used to Feel Like This” by Photographer Emmalyn Pure

A series exploring the feeling of nostalgia by New York-based photographer Emmalyn Pure. Selected as one of the featured folios at Photopolis Photo Festival in Greece, “It Didn’t Used to Feel Like This” encompasses a variety of images taken over the last few years. As we get older, Pure observes, nostalgia is often imbued “in the very common moments in life”:

“I have always sought to find meaning, and beauty, in the mundanity, and over time I have only found myself leaning in deeper to the idea that we can find the most meaning in the ordinary. As visual artists we have the ability to shape and manipulate single moments: the images in this series all possess a dream-like quality, and by choosing photos in black and white, I hope to transport the viewer to somewhere that feels safe or familiar.”