Things You Wanted to Say But Never Did

Photographer and artist Geloy Concepcion asked this introspective question on Instagram and paired the responses with his provocative art. This thought-provoking guided journal full of those admissions, photos, and original writing prompts reminds us that we are not alone. When Geloy immigrated to the United States from the Philippines, circumstances and discouragement nearly forced him to give up his passion for photography. Then he began to see people through a new lens. On a whim, he asked social media followers to tell him "things they wanted to say but never did." He paired these authentic responses with photographs—not the polished portraits, but the blurry outtakes that capture real life. "I wish you were here to witness the person I turned out to be." "Will I ever make it?" "I just want to heal from the things I don't speak of." Soon thousands of answers poured in, each one a tribute to how what makes us uniquely broken