Nicolas Bruno

Nicolas Bruno is an imagemaker from Northport, New York, a small harbor community located on Long Island. 

He suffers from Sleep Paralysis, and creates images based on the vivid hallucinations he experiences during his sleep.

To construct his images, he sets up a tripod, and shoots continuously, allowing himself to be all the characters in the scenes he depicts.

I really like this work, because despite having seen so many surrealist photographers who use self portraits within their work, but all of the scenarios have been pure fiction. Bruno keeps a dream dairy to use as inspiration and each image is a replica of what occurred in his dream. By creating these photos, it gives him control where he feels as though he has no control within his dreams.
I think making these images is a brave thing to do, facing his nightmares and taking control. Using photography as Therapy has really helped him express what he is going through to others and brought awareness too.