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“Most people try to avoid the darkroom because it isn’t easy.”

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Darkroom of the Soul

How do we approach periods of uncertainty, isolation, and a pervasive sense of disorientation?

At some point, many of us will encounter a "dark night of the soul," a season in which we feel isolated and grapple with what we thought we knew. It can be challenging, lonely, and confusing. However, it can also change us.

Might the dark night of the soul present an opportunity to reexamine our accumulated experiences and come to terms with the certainties we once held? During this process, could we begin to find new beauty in fleeting moments or uncover a new purpose behind it all?

Like a photographer who snaps a photo on a mountainside but then labors in the seclusion of a darkroom to create something beautiful, tangible, and worth sharing, some of the best work of living unfolds during the darkest seasons.

  • Beauty
    Darkness
    Disorientation
    Faith
    Frustration
    Hope
    Inspiration
    Isolation
    Light
    Loneliness
    Process

  • Psalm 10:1
    Psalm 18:6
    Psalm 22:1-2
    Jonah 2:2-6
    Matthew 7:13-14
    Matthew 27:45
    2 Corinthians 4:7-10
    James 1:2-4
    Hebrews 13:5-6

Credits

Created by Jacob Ajjarapu
Written & Directed by Nick Benoit
Filmed & Edited by Matthew Roth

Featuring the photography and performance of Greg Gallagher

1st Assistant Camera & Gaffer Nathan Stevens
BTS Photographer & Videographer Benjamin Suter

Music by TJ Hill
Sound Design and Mix by Ryan Pribyl of Level Audio, Inc.

Snow Shaper Paul Johnson