Pawn - photogravure print - Edition 2021

Pawn - photogravure print - Edition 2021The heart of my work as a photographer lives in making portraits, I thrive on the connection and collaboration that is the process of photographing people I meet. The portraits are as much about me as they are about the sitter, self portraits through the visage of a willing partner. I was once in a workshop with a famous portrait photographer and when I showed my work her comment was " these pictures do not transcend the identity of the sitter ". At

I struggle at times with titles for my work

like most of the trees I see

In 2009 when my youngest daughter was 13 she was reading the "Twilight" books

I printed an edition of 6 numbered prints and  2 A/P prints

On the day I made this photograph I was out in a favorite location with a generous model and I was exploring

I love working and relating to my subjects

so I let my model feel like it was calling

Image size approximately 3x4 inches

I feel like it helps to remove the picture from the idea of reality and take it a bit farther and deeper into our imaginations

I printed an edition of 7 numbered prints and  2 A/P prints

Portrait of C

This was a break from the canvas backgrounds I usually used at this time