Solitude

2003-2020

Following the path of solitude I have experienced freedom and strength, but also encountering depression and loneliness along the way. I have tamed a beast called anxiety and climbed from a pit of guilt.

These images are a conversation between the duality of solitude that can be both salvation and scourge, deliverance and death, and healing and harmful. It wields a mighty double edged sword.

Photography is my first language. These pictures translate as my journey; the poems as my journal.

Some of the images in this collection were used to create my book “of Solitude”

Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a woman in a lake covering her face with her hands.
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Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person in the distance standing on a rocky cliff.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a field full of small white wooden crosses and a person standing in the distance.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person with light circles above their head with a stary night sky behind them.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person in the distance standing in front of a waterfall.
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Parker J Pfister Solitude Black and White Photography Fine Art of a back yard tree with a swing and a young white girl handing off a branch with one arm.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a white person huddle in the crevice of a rock structure with a cactus next to them.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a nude woman laying on sand in a cave.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person on the left and a small group of trees in the distance on the right with snow everywhere.
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Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a young boy hiding behind a grassy bush in a field.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person swinging on a swing set in the middle of a field.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a small green cabin and motorhome in a flat landscape covered with snow.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of concentric water waves with the reflection of trees.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a single feather on the ground.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a flat grave with the word "negro" printed on it.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of an over turned canoe during winder next to water.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a frozen river with a person standing on a cliff.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of an old winding river on a landscape of snow.
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Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of two overlapping photos of a woman in a cowboy had and snow capped mountains.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of foot prints in the snow walking away from the camera.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a hedge growing against a red metal fence.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a solo person canoeing at sunset with a gentle orange sky and silhouette of trees.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a black man sitting in an old motor home and an American flag on the door.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person in the distance standing next to a small pond with large mountains in the background.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a black man in the corner contorting his arms next to a large stone natural structure.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a small yellow house in the middle of a large field covered in snow.
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Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a back yard tree with a swing and a young person in a pink dress in the tree.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Black and White Photography Fine Art of a back yard tree with a swing and a young person in a pink dress in the tree.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a single leafless tree next to water and surrounded by mountains.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a surfer with a long board walking on the beack.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of two photos. One is an apple bobbing in a small plastic pool and the other a pink house with a large antennae on the roof.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a young white boy in a suburban drive way.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of an old push mower abandoned in the desert next to a tumble weed.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a lake with an island with trees and foliage.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a rocky coast line with the silhouette of a cypress and a small person in the distance.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a single feather on the beach slowing being pulled into the water.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person and their dog standing on the edge of a large river.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of an old goalie nets on a snow covered field and mountains in the background.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person in the distance walking in a grassy field.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of two types of water mixing a person floating within it.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person in the distance standing on a small dock.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a white farm house in the distance on gentle hills and a grassy field.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a small white boy within standing under tree leaves looking at the camera.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of an older white male with a white beard holding a rifle and bullets.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of an a frame with a red roof stark against a landscape of snow.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of person wearing a warm coat next to a large body of water and mountains in the distance.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a young person floating in a body of water.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a young hispanic girl peeking at a group of traditionally dressed hispanic young girls.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a perosn in the distance standing among a snowy and icy landscape.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art with a group of teepees and a man standing in the middle of them.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a black man with an old key on a necklace standing in front of a chainlink fence.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a single story house with two wooden doors and a small outdoor eating area and animal bones.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a snowing and rocky landscape
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a unkept outdoor basketball court.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a young person wearing a sheep mask in front of large ferns.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a woman staring stoically at the camera while holding a terrier style dog.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a person taking their picture reflecting in a small mirror.
Parker J Pfister Solitude Photography Fine Art of a sky full of clouds and colors of yellow and tan.
Parker J Pfister Black and White Solitude Photography Fine Art of a young person sitting at the edge of a large drainage tunnel.