OBSESSED

       Obsessed is a photographic series that portrays the harsh realities of social media and evolving vanity in our culture. Social Media applications such as Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat highlight the best junctures of an individual's life creating false realities. Society as a whole is constantly scrolling through social media consuming images that shape our concept of beauty and even self worth. Many people find so much self gratification in posting that it consumes their lives. Rather than enjoying an incredible moment, it’s spent taking photographs for social media or scrolling through these applications. Social media has become inseparably linked with body image influencing how people see themselves both positively and negatively. Most people alter their images with filters and facetune in order to match beauty standards. Editing appearances disconnects people from reality and creates a new online version of themselves that negatively affects the way that people receive themselves and their bodies. No one is capable of living up to an unrealistic image of what people think that they should look like. Our society is obsessed with their social media image and how the world perceives them online.