Sunrise at Sunset
What would you do if your life were stripped away in a few heartbeats? Take a minute to think about this. What’s the worst thing to ever happen to you? How did you find your way out of that place? In that journey are found the roots of
survival.
In the winter of 2022, a vessel in Steve’s head burst. The cerebral hemorrhage paralyzing the left side of his body. As his brain and body healed, he took this opening to change his way of thinking. He slowly reassessed how he was living his life and what he valued. “Nothing makes you stop complaining about life like a
second chance.” “Sunrise at Sunset” is Steve’s memoir chronicling the emotional and physical challenges to regain his life. He wrote as he explored his fears and anxieties. He shares the process of how he worked through his unresolved baggage, and eventually, find the gifts hidden within life changing events.
My Philosophy
My work draws heavily on the traditions of the photographic masters of the last century. I explore the pure qualities of the photographic eye; using lines, shape, geometry, and the quality of light to capture the essence or mood of a scene. At the same time, our images are about the intangible emotional places that photographs can take us—a quality that is both longer-lasting and harder to define than a conventional photograph. In essence it’s about heightening the viewer’s introspection—connecting with people in a universal way so that each viewer is able to recognize a part of his or her inner self. Steve Wewerka 2024