#and as a onetime wannabe photographer I am just floored by Beth’s work

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the photography for the album (as I am wont to do) and once again am amazed at how Taylor and Beth Garrabant came to work together by happenstance and it has unlocked yet another visual medium through which Taylor can tell the story of her work.

The fact that Taylor initially reached out to Beth for the folklore photoshoot in 2020 not just because she admired her work, but most importantly because she worked solo which was important during the initial Covid lockdown and adhering to safety protocols, and she liked the 35mm aesthetic. This could have easily been a one-off venture like I think most of her other shoots were, but something about Beth and her approach made Taylor feel safe enough to not only keep working with her, but expose herself with each one to more vulnerability and storytelling through the photos. They’ve captured lightning in a bottle together and I think it must speak to Beth’s talent as an artist and compassion as a person that Taylor has trusted her with this incredibly vulnerable side of herself she hasn’t really explored much until their partnership began.

Not to be all cupcake-y, but in some ways it feels like the universe took 2020 Taylor and said “I’m going to put you in the orbit of these creative collaborators who are going to throw a blanket on you and keep you warm” and that just catapulted her into the creative supernova we’ve seen since then. The collective she is part of now is just something to behold.