2021 Perry Competition Bailey

2021 Perry Photo Challenge Carmella Bailey, Finalist

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Passing Time

This photo essay takes you through the life of majority of humans. I took the perspective that Mother Earth takes us all through life differently, however, the story line is extremely similar. As the bouquet grew so did, we until it meets us at our grave. As Wendell Berry, farmer and essayist, said “The Earth is what we all have in common.”

  • Pregnant woman hold rose
    Katie Brage, 28, cradles her pregnant belly Saturday morning. Brage will welcome her new baby boy in late April. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major

  • Young baby picture with rose
    Frannie Meyer made her entrance to the world three weeks ago. She rests in her bed the evening of March 12 while her parents Andrew and Shannon Meyer prepare dinner. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Toddler holding out rose
    Mary Katherine Kever, 1, shows off the fact she can walk while sharing her roses. Kever has started to sprout from a baby to a bright toddler. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Young girl hanging on fence while holding roses
    Adelyn Hoover, 8, enjoys a beautiful afternoon on her backyard swing. She swings freely letting nothing come in her way. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Girl with braces smiling while holding roses
    Gabriella Bailey, 14, shows off her braces with a bright smile. Growing pains can be a challenge but everyone goes through them. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Boy holding football and chain fence with roses
    Luke Bailey, 17,  tosses his football in his letterman jacket Saturday afternoon. Although his high school season is over, he enjoys practicing throughout the year. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Woman outside building with roses in backpack
    Lauren Brackney walks the quad of Longview Community College Saturday morning. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Sign with family name and roses
    Andrew and Lauren Grindstaff enterd the unity of marriage admist a global pandemic. Although 2020 was an extremely unfortunate year, it brought the two together to start a life as one. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Hands and roses gathered over a wedding photo album
    The Stasi Family gathers for family dinner March 12. Peyton, 3, and her sister Kennedy, 7, share their highs and lows of their week over Chipotle. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Woman looking at herself in the mirror
    Jack Stasi, 73, and Maria Stasi, 65 reminisce on their wedding photos Saturday afternoon. With no one left to care for at home they are left to look back on their life. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Man using a walker
    Jack Stasi, 73, walks with the help of his walker out his front door. On his way out the door takes note of the beautiful flowers on his entry table. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major
  • Grave stones with bouquet of roses
    No matter what makes you the person you are, it will all end at some point. Robert and Mary Frye are lucky enough to share each other's company with one another on the chilled morning of March 13, 2021. Photo by Carmella Bailey / Freshman / Advertising & Public Relations major