Tearing Free

Breaking away from the bonds that hold you back

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Two dozen different artistic photographic pieces are available to display on your own wall, or to gift to friends!

In his latest light painting series, Tearing Free, photographer Chris Griffith confronts the invisible forces that burdens us - mental strains, emotional ties, or physical constraints – moment of their rupture in a single, unedited frame.

Each photograph captures a visceral act of release, translating the abstract concept into an image that invites viewers to experience the tension between bondage and liberation.

All effects are done in camera, via a process called Light Painting.

Light Painting

A form of long exposure combined with light wands or camera movement. No AI or Photoshop is involved.

Behind The Series

The visual language of Tearing Free relies on light as both material and metaphor. Swirling, luminous trails emanate from the figures, mapping the chaotic energy of struggle and the subsequent calm of release. These luminous gestures do not merely decorate the composition; they serve as a record of the process that precedes freedom, a kinetic imprint of tension dissolving into serenity. The contrast between the sharply rendered flesh and the ethereal light underscores the duality of presence and transcendence, anchoring the viewer in the physical while suggesting a movement beyond it.

Through this series, Griffith asks the audience to reconsider how liberation is visualized and understood. By marrying the most contemporary photographic techniques with the age old motif of fine art, he creates work that is both technically forward looking and deeply human. Tearing Free becomes a visual essay on the act of ripping away what holds us back, inviting contemplation, offering catharsis, and affirming that the act of becoming free is itself an art form.

Tearing Free

In his latest light painting series, Tearing Free, photographer Chris Griffith confronts the invisible forces that burdens us - mental strains, emotional ties, or physical constraints – moment of their rupture in a single, unedited frame.

Each photograph captures a visceral act of release, translating the abstract concept into an image that invites viewers to experience the tension between bondage and liberation.

Light Painting

Behind The Series

In his latest light painting series, Tearing Free, photographer Chris Griffith confronts the invisible forces that burdens us - mental strains, emotional ties, or physical constraints – moment of their rupture in a single, unedited frame.