Here is my shadow, conforming to my surroundings. A flat thing gains volume.

A shadow acquires interest and depth as it interacts with its environment. Can I do the same by interacting in unexpected ways with the people and places around me? Upcoming tasks promise as much. I succeeded in waiting for the first sunny day in a long time to take this picture. Shadow portraits that interact with the surrounding environment have been a devoted curiosity of mine since I was quite small, back when my mom thought I was wasting film by snapping photographs of walls and the ground!
Ah, your mother failed to recognize early talent for interpreting images! Oh, the things that foretold....