Ethan Brossard is a photographer whose work grapples with issues surrounding mental health awareness and the emotional toll of living in spaces designed for profit and expediency. Growing up, his camera became a tool he found useful in processing his struggles with mental health. His practice has evolved much since then, but his techniques and subject matter are still heavily influenced by those experiences. For him, photography is both an artistic practice, and a meditative one. The camera has an almost paradoxical ability to both separate its bearer from their surroundings, while also enabling a deeper connection with the subject for both the photographer and viewers. This unique power is what drew Ethan to photography in the first place, and is a cornerstone of his practice. His images, which strive to offer both reflection and connection to viewers, have been featured in exhibitions and publications across the United States.
Image by Paul Reitano of Ethan, while working on photographing a tree using the collodion tintype process