Hannah, 2016, New York. Print 23” x 33” Edition of 8.
DUSK
The practice of portraiture typically occurs in a studio or another fixed location, and it often involves lighting systems, backdrops, and assistants. For DUSK, I wanted to strip away these conventions and instead emphasize a fleeting moment in time. At sundown not only is natural light fading away, but the artificial, multicolor lights of a city are turning on. The environment is in total flux.
Each portrait offers a spontaneous, irreproducible instant of a person’s life, of the day, and of a city—most often my home, New York. In keeping with this, frequently I do not meet the subject until the shoot itself. Our initial relationship is intimate but brief, like returning someone’s stare as you walk past each other on the street.
These works are digital pigment prints printed on Canson baryta prestige paper and the project is ongoing. Please contact the studio for pricing.