Faliure To Launch

A Series of photographs that i took just after i missed my flight to Canada. Through these images i want to try and communicate how shit it felt to miss your flight for a two holiday in Canada.. Soon after i was told that the gate was closed, i took out my camera to document it. i was far from the usual head space that im normally in when taking pictures, but i thought it could be the only good thing that could come of this event. i didn't think much i just shot what i was staring at while my head was racing with thoughts. perhaps the first time i have taken pictures while i wasn't happy.

This picture above is surprisingly my favourite, i shot it as i was talking to the American airways desk about my flight. Very blurred but obviously i couldn't make it blatant that i was taking pictures of them in a airport.

My flight was at 9:45 in the morning, i was supposed too get up at 4:30 not 7:30. The moment when you look at the clock and you realise that you've slept in you instantly think the clock is wrong or that its literally just a dream. I was woken up by my dad calling me and telling me to run to the airport, which i did, but missed the closing of the ckeckin desk by 4mins. Regret is harsh thing.

 

The night before i watched a new Tedtalk by Kathryn Schulz, who did another great lecture about being wrong and mistakes. The talk i watched was about regret and i had allot of regret that day, i thought a lot about this video.

Sadly i couldn't embed this for some reason.

Here's a link.