These photographs represent some of my struggles with creativity in a town rooted in traditional and conservative values. Growing up I felt very alienated from my peers. I felt like I did not fit the mold and boxes people were put into due to my need for creative self-expression, and opposing beliefs. I wanted these photos to represent taking power back from a haunted town that used to have control over me. I used suits as a symbol of power because it is a traditional symbol of conformity which plays off the societal and social expectations I was taught to follow while living here. Shooting these photos in vast empty places mirrors the isolation and loneliness I felt from feeling outcasted. The use of two people in these photos represents that I am not alone in these emotions. There are others who felt just as I did, trapped in these extreme religious beliefs, social expectations, and suppression of self. I edited them to feel more old and eerie to show that feeling of a town that haunted me. I wanted to showcase the tainted beauty of this place. These images reclaim power and challenge a system that has kept me from embracing and finding myself for who I really am.