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Diary Series 2014-?
The hardest part of photography is picking up the camera. There were many days I couldn't.
I began taking pictures of something simple and familiar. I continued finding this picture everywhere I traveled.
Silver Gelatin Prints available HERE
Influence: Vivian Maier
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1214,1600,1214/0-0-0/0e2f0d59-68f9-4bf7-972b-9983b43a6d2a/1/1/011123selfdiaryBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=68e06fbd3197fe62174d4a592bf2d4154048f5a040ccb89c3cc5d6d37269e7fa)
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May 1st, 2022 - The French Quarter, New Orleans
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July 4th, 2020 - New Orleans
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1214,1600,1214/0-0-0/5501302e-b759-44dd-b959-734ca14a4fd7/1/1/7_02_2020selfdiaryBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=68e06fbd3197fe62174d4a592bf2d4154048f5a040ccb89c3cc5d6d37269e7fa)
July 2nd, 2020 - New Orleans
![brittany markert, self portrait, analog, black and white, Vivian maier , photography , vintage](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/42725dc2-1e41-4e64-93ce-4304aef3d7a1/1/1/5_14_19selfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
May 14th, 2019 - Los Angeles
![brittany markert, self portrait, analog, black and white, Vivian maier , photography , vintage](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1202,1600,1202/0-0-0/87c11549-bfda-4c93-932b-64e3e63f5a8a/1/1/12418selfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=b168792d7753fbf8bf904209a44be00e5856e956025d9646e33e75cc0eb84cf6)
December 4th, 2018 - Brooklyn
'It is easier to accept my body behind a mask or is it easier to please you as just a body and a mask'
![brittany markert, self portrait, analog, black and white, Vivian maier , photography , vintage](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/946d6fb1-1400-42a1-a4a1-1673d7ded015/1/1/1_24_18selfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
January 24th, 2018 - Alabama
Bound by the vastness of the black frame, I remembered the child in me. I set her free.
![brittany markert, self portrait, analog, black and white, Vivian maier , photography , vintage](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1221,1600,1221/0-0-0/6656055b-82f8-4471-83ea-57df5f2175ea/1/1/5_13_17selfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=70e33806c1dc93c441766dfab222bd5081b5ea1079e03eabc99e24e4af6b867f)
May 13th, 2017 - New Orleans
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1226,1600,1226/0-0-0/858b47ce-b163-4100-99c3-d5544e3af9a7/1/1/10_11_16selfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=0c73c19eea84f92697edf5b8d1358a12de19c0fb5419e3bfa31f43f3d6cd7b73)
October 11th, 2016 - Berlin
"Sometimes we travel far from home, to discover, to reinvent, to realize home is what we need the most"
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1222,1600,1222/0-0-0/eab28653-ffc8-4868-b03e-29227514c212/1/1/91816bettieselfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=f37ee5317f9dbaf284ac9f76db335b1b6af95cee5706b4827523029d02391d1e)
September 18th, 2016 - New Orleans
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1229,1600,1229/0-0-0/fa6ca80b-48bf-40a0-9193-e7fd75922129/1/1/January22016losangelesBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=336edd63dd995ad6832cfd054ce609d8c0eee6931fb9f0f8e240620b4956c0bf)
January 2nd, 2016 - Los Angeles
![brittany markert, self portrait, analog photographer, francesca woodman, diane arbus, photography, vintage](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/bd6fbd69-7e3d-4e08-9098-8339aa23796d/1/1/canaancnselfedit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
November 15th, 2015 - Canaan
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1224,1600,1224/0-0-0/2945c8b1-6610-436c-993a-e0619352b0ce/1/1/9_17_15edit.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=26067c7b57b6b9670519f8d6087cccd10dee168c388bcb379ee7e9169c6227f4)
September, 17th 2015 - New Orleans
'Is the noose attached to the camera, or the camera the noose? Either way, I accept.'
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/803cc2d3-9458-4d82-b063-78d0e6b15aa1/1/1/7_5_15book.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
July 5th, 2015 - Livingston Manor, NY
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad,](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1212,1600,1212/0-0-0/d546afe7-b8c6-4d7e-ab96-eabbaf19ecf2/1/1/31915selfBOOK.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=6f4e470fbbbaf5f3da255af570f828d1cb51583dc52f21b42842fdcf5da7ed1e)
March 19th- Los Angeles
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/b0605d32-8427-4564-a6c3-e8e5423534b7/1/1/3_18_15book.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
March 18th, 2015 - Los Angeles, CA
"Everything I need is right in front of me, myself and my camera. Anything is possible."
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad, Shelbie Dimond, Claude cahun](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/3e17944a-7f00-489a-8478-ab7c23623a59/1/1/3_17_15_1book.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
March 17th, 2015 - Los Angeles
with Shelbie Dimond
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/9a2ca72d-6bb4-4030-b11b-be1bdcf96649/1/1/3_16_15book.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
March 16th, 2015 - Los Angeles
' I see a beautiful thing and I want to destroy it'
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/3669e6d6-adef-430d-a1c0-90f7a127a204/1/1/1_31_15book.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
January 31st, 2015 - Brooklyn
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/e7bdb755-6637-428e-931e-675bb24e7b15/1/1/10_2014_1book.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
October 2014 - Salisbury
' The stranger, My flesh. '
![Brittany Markert, self portrait, analog, fine art photography, photography, francesca woodman, helmut newton, black and white, female artist, nude, erotica, new york, hasselblad](https://format.creatorcdn.com/17f4dd4e-b72d-4625-bb8e-e83d49c58325/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/2944aae3-e567-47be-a709-4e0867be45df/1/1/9_17_14book_copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037071819~hmac=610db894024d6f23647b8751fb8a6603abe7824243185e2a41762d0e002a3ca0)
September 17th, 2014 - Brooklyn