About Project Prohairesis

My name is Dominic Gurnsey, and when I was a kid, I had an unrealistic dream of sitting down and conversing with everyone on Earth. For years, I remained within the boundaries of the town I grew up in, still eager to explore and journey this limitless terrain. After the passing of my grandfather, I lost a big part of myself. He was a man of adventure and was not scared to try new things or endeavor on new voyages. Once COVID put the world on pause, I decided I had an opportunity to venture out and see the things that brought my grandfather joy while attempting to find what I needed for myself. I packed up all my gear, and my dog and I lived on the road for almost a month, seeing most of the intercontinental United States.

Since then, I have traveled to numerous parts of North America to learn and understand our world in this hemisphere. Along the way, I have met some of the most incredible people. Some I will call friends for a lifetime, and some I may never see again, but their stories, all equally important, have helped shape the works of Project Prohairesis.

Today, photography has brought me here, developing a passion project to re-center our perspectives toward being more interested in the individual and life around us. Re-establishing our purpose and intention by being more open to the fundamentals of morality and finding it within ourselves to better understand acts of volition. My goal is to rouse the individual to take initiative today, look forward to tomorrow, step into this sanctuary, and learn what this world and its people offer. Project Prohairesis encourages those to take time for themselves, give meaning to their life, and, importantly, learn about life as it exists before them.