Patricia Lay-Dorsey (@patricialaydorsey) is masterful at finding new ways to see herself. In old photographs, in handheld mirrors, in soft focus or sharp, in straight ahead poses for her camera and obscured reflections, she is willing to study her gaze and her body in them all.
An avid documentarian of her own life, Patricia, who is 73, pays close visual attention to living with multiple sclerosis, a disease of the nervous system that significantly impairs her use of her hands and legs. For years her photography centered on self-portraiture and her relationship with her disability. In joining Instagram, Patricia moved into a new phase of picturing herself and her life in Detroit with her husband Eddie, whom she calls her Instagram muse. “I feel like a child again, that little girl who let her imagination and sense of play lead her into magical realms.” Photo by @patricialaydorsey