Taryn's Self Portrait

I entered Taryn's self portrait in a contest for art at BYU Idaho Spirit Week Art Contest.  Here's what I wrote.

This picture was composed by my daughter, Taryn Elkins. Taryn was a gifted photographer with talent for the unusual. She saw life in a unique way and always surprised me with her eye for beauty. This is a self portrait. She felt fragmented. She did this shortly after she moved away from home for the first time. Taryn died when she was 27, in January 2017 from complications during the birth of her first child. Her pictures are her legacy to us.

If she wins, her prize will be donated to the PreEclampsia foundation in her name.