Reflections


A bare tree stands alone in a blooming spring garden β€” a quiet symbol of change and inner reflection
by Yana Northen 10 June 2025
A brief reflection on change, loss, and quiet presence. How one bare tree in a blooming garden became a reminder that everything passes, everything moves — and sometimes, the most important thing we can do is simply be.
Self-portrait of a woman seen in a mirror. Her posture is soft and introspective.
by Yana Northen 3 June 2025
A quiet morning. A small mirror. A body, remembered. In this letter-like reflection, I explore what happens when we pause long enough to truly meet ourselves. Through a series of movements — gaze, touch, presence — I reconnect with my body not as an object, but as a part of me that feels, remembers, and responds. This is a continuation of the project A Conversation with My Body — where photography and words become a form of healing, presence, and quiet truth.
A worn Soviet military belt, nostalgic atmosphere and a sense of memory and loss.
by Yana Northen 28 May 2025
A quiet meditation on memory, loss, and what remains of us when we’re gone. Through a daughter’s gesture and the few objects left behind — old photographs, a worn belt, and a watch — this story reflects on how life continues in traces, in light, in dust, in love remembered. Accompanied by a symbolic photograph capturing the intimacy of this moment.
What if your body could write you a letter?
by Yana Northen 15 May 2025
A deeply personal letter from the body to the self — an invitation to listen, feel, and reconnect. This message speaks about pain, silence, self-compassion, and the unbreakable bond between mind and body.
Sometimes a fork looks like a mountain.
And a vase β€” like a monument.
But really, it’s just a fork.
by Yana Northen 8 April 2025
A visual reflection on how ordinary objects reveal our emotions and thoughts — a photo collage made over one week.