The King (of Sobriety)

Photographer

Brialynn Massie

Category

Fine Art Photography - People

Company

I Need You to Stay

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region

United States

Step 1: Admittance. Step 2: Surrendering to a higher power. Self-Portrait while isolating in a cabin after a mental breakdown. The father, watched by his child through a doorless frame, is exposed and self-consumed in his sickness. Pissing out poison, yet still clinging desperately to his addiction. A raw, paradoxical exposure of recovery, tragedy, and hubris, deceived by the mask of dark humor.

Credits

I Need You to Stay
Brialynn Massie
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