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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

A Major Part of My Life That Was Missing From Instagram

Dear Jenn,

This morning I looked at the images in the gallery of my Instagram profile. I asked myself how close my page was to the real me

Were there any major elements missing from my life?

Any glaring gaps? 

Oh yes.

There definitely was. 

One of the most important people in my life was missing from my feed. 

My beloved.

My sweetheart.

My Bestie.

I could not find YOU on my page. 

Well.. that's not entirely true. “Jenn” is all over my page, but there isn't a single picture of you and I TOGETHER. 

This made me very sad. Maybe a part of me was scared to share our love with my followers. Maybe I had some sort of preconception of who I needed to be on Social Media. Maybe I was afraid of annoying people.

But the truth is, Jenn, you are the most important person in my life. If I want to uphold my reputation of being honest and real with my community, it makes no sense not to celebrate and acknowledge our partnership. It's so pivotal to all aspects of my growth. 

Jenn, I love you.

You bring so much joy, laughter, power and adventure into my life.

Thanks for being the cheekiest of monkeys.

xoxo

Darius