Andrew P Gibson Photography

01/02/2022

Hi all,

First I want to thank everyone that has supported me in one way or another for the past few years. It has been a rough go of it to be sure, and I love you all for helping me through.

Some of you know and some of you don’t, so I wanted to give a broad update of what’s been going on. My father had a fall at the end of October and has been bedridden ever since. He has transitioned into at-home hospice and I am all he has for a caretaker. This has dominated my life even more than caring for him has for the past five years. I don’t know how much longer he has left, but he is doing well considering the circumstances and is not in imminent danger of dying.

Given his increased need I have taken time away from work and obviously haven’t been pursuing my other lines of work such as photography or DJing. I have not given up on photography or any of my other interests, I just don’t have the capacity to do any of it right now.

This also means I don’t really have a break. I try to hop online to Zoom chat with friends with the occasional game here and there, but it isn’t as frequent as I need to manage my mental health. It sucks.

I also haven’t had time to grieve. As some of you know my brother passed away in August of 2020. Our relationship was complicated, but he was one of the most cherished people in my life and not having him right now really really really fu***ng sucks. I can’t celebrate or commiserate with him and I can’t share in any more experiences with him. He was my primary music collaborator and someone I could always bounce wacky ideas off of. His loss in my life is immeasurable and I haven’t had a moment since he’s been gone that hasn’t felt a little empty without him.

Now for an ask: I could use your help. Things are kinda out of control financially here. Without my photography my income has taken a deep dip and it is really hard to keep things afloat. If you are interested in helping financially please pick a level at my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/apgibson) and subscribe. If you would rather send something once just to help out you can send me something via paypal at https://paypal.me/apgibson.

Other ways you can help: If you are fully vaxxed (w/booster) and have the ability to come and chill for a chunk of time, I could use someone to come hang out and watch my dad while I shower and get a break otherwise. I am looking for 1-3 people that would be up for something like that, and I’d like it to be people I know. This could also eventually turn into a paid gig, but there is a whole long story behind that I am going to not go into right now. Hopefully the agencies that failed me will get their s**t together soon and I can hire someone to help me out.

So yeah, that’s the update. A lot has been going on behind the scenes and I haven’t been very vocal about it with specificity because I just haven’t had the spoons to get it done. Also, it’s been hard to ask for help, so understand that I am doing so against every fibre of my being even though I know those are stupid fibres and it’s okay to ask for help.

I love you. Thank you for listening.

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09/13/2021

Hey everyone! Long time no see.

I’m doing a new thing and streaming classic video games. I’m starting at 8pm and hope you will join me!

http://16bit.stream

07/28/2021

Hi.

It’s been a while.

How are you?

04/21/2021

Today I’m desperately missing people that have touched my life. I think about you all the time and if nothing else I want to say thank you for bringing me joy and peace at one point or another.

You are loved.

04/21/2021

Life.

03/03/2021

Desiree Amber: Escape
"I could just pretend that you love me, the night would lose all sense of fear." -Tori Amos: Leather

Photograph ©2019 Andrew P Gibson, all rights reserved.

10/29/2020

Tired. Lost. But, at least I have my chili.

08/08/2020

We just wanted to update everyone because there seems to be some confusion regarding a memorial for Corey. We will be having an event of some kind when we determine it is safe to do so. Currently my mother and I are the only people that are available to help care for my father who has 20% lung function. Therefore our group of contacts is very small and has been since the 17th of March.

We love and care about Corey and want to be certain he is remembered in a way that will be within his wishes and according to what he would ultimately want. I spoke with Corey before his death about what his last wishes would be, this came up because we were talking about the arrangements I have made for my father now that my father is in palliative care, and Corey indicated he would like to have his remains donated to science and then cremated afterward. Unfortunately since he was not enrolled to a donor service prior to his death we can only follow through with the second half of his wishes.

One thing Corey had a hard time with was attending things like funerals and wakes, it was something that was always really hard for him and he would tell me he wanted to remember people in his own way. He would often speak with my mother about spirituality, and ritual and what his beliefs were. We think all of those conversations alongs side his burial wishes are important indicators about what he was looking for in terms of remembrance.

When the COVID-19 Crisis has stabilized and we can hold a gathering to remember him, that is our plan. Our goal is to do it at Lynch Park in Beverly, however we want to remain within state and local municipal guidelines in terms of contact tracking and responsible physical distancing. This is not something we have the capacity to administer at this time both due to the logistics of attendee tracking and the state of my father's health.

08/08/2020

Hey everyone. Some of you I have spoken with individually about this, others I have not. My brother passed away yesterday at the age of 30. We are not absolutely certain at this time, however we are pretty sure it was from a drug overdose. We'll won't be having a traditional service or whatnot, however we will be finding a charity to give to that helps others struggling with their substance use. I appreciate all of your thoughts during this time. Thank you all. I love you.

03/21/2020

Syd: ISOLATION (support my work at patreon.com/apgibson)

We could all use some support right now.

Rope work by Miss Acacia Rope.

"you can have my isolation, you can have the hate that it brings" -Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails: Closer

Photograph ©2018 Andrew P Gibson, all rights reserved.

03/11/2020

Desiree Amber: LATE (support my work at patreon.com/apgibson)

F**k, I'm alive.

“You're growing on me. Yes, I can tell, they'll disagree, just like those savage creatures out there lurkin' behind the shadows for you.” -Teri Gender Bender, Le Butcherettes: ‘DON'T BLEED, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST’

Photograph ©2020 Andrew P Gibson, all rights reserved.

12/12/2019

Izebel: Hydra (support my work at patreon.com/apgibson)

Song makes me think of you.\ I think I censored all the good stuff.

“I know a girl who thinks of ghosts” -Wayne Coyne, The Flaming Lips: ‘She Don't Use Jelly’

Photograph ©2019 Andrew P Gibson, all rights reserved.