Broken Liberty

• Photographer
  Rebekah Helton
• Technical Info
  Adobe Firefly, Lightroom, Photoshop
• Photo Date
  09/17/2025

Lady Liberty is bound, blinded and voice silent, strength taken. Symbols once valued now warped, justice wanes, knowledge erodes and freedoms fade as it falls into silence and decay. Each perilous step nears unseen glass debris while the world burns into violence and decay. This is no tale but a warning born of neglect, corruption and a nation unraveling. It is a future of what is lost when apathy rules, truth is gagged, freedom is gone and a cry for love of a nation deceived. And yet even in despair she reflects not only the fragility but the resolve of people in face of futility.

Rebekah is a self-taught photographer/digital artist based in San Antonio, TX. After earning a doctorate in viral ecology, she embraced her passions for photography and art. Her love of photography has grown over a lifetime of travel thru 30 countries. Her art often captures street and daily life, architecture, and unique views. Drawing inspiration from influential women photographers like Vivian Maier and Sally Mann, she is dedicated to achieving perfection, often seen lying on the ground, crouching or contorting herself to find the ideal angle conveying her inner vision and emotional depth.