‘Another November’ by Laura Stevens Shows the Stages of a Broken Heart

Hannah - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Adjusting to single life after a breakup can be difficult. After one of her own relationships ended, Laura Stevens was inspired to create a narrative photo series called Another November that captures this experience.

These 22 photos show women — some of whom are Stevens’ friends and others who she met on the street — in intimate moments. Many are simply sitting alone on a bed or couch, not appearing to do much other than think. Others are smoking cigarettes, drinking a beverage, riding in an elevator, or taking a bath. I think the photos capture the somber and lonely atmosphere very well.

“By constructing images of the evolving chapters, I was allowed a vantage point from which to view the changes occurring in me, from feelings of pain, confusion and loneliness towards the reconstruction of my identity as an individual,” she says in her artist’s statement, “Another November is situated in a deliberately nostalgic present where memories are constructed and irrevocably discolour, looking back to a past not yet acquainted with loss. Yet, it is a reminder that time, the arranger of all things, moves only in one direction.”

Stevens is a portrait and editorial photographer who was born in England, but now splits her time between London and Paris. Her work has been featured by The Times, Metropolitan Magazine, Forbes, Depaul International, and many other clients.

Kate - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Kate

 

Jessica - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Jessica

 

Lily - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Lily

 

Matylda - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Matylda

 

Aurelie - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Aurelie

 

Hannah - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Hannah

 

Katherine - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Katherine

 

Carole - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Carole

 

Kate - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Kate

 

Sibylla - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Sibylla

 

Airelle - Another November - Photo by Laura Stevens

Airelle

Tom is a writer, artist, and multi-media guru from Pennsylvania, U.S. He holds a Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication, but he has also taken several university-level courses in fine arts, art appreciation, graphic design, printmaking, and Asian art. He has been blogging for Monde Mosaic since February 2014.

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