“Photography is the easiest medium with which to be merely competent. Almost anybody can be competent. It’s the hardest medium in which to have some sort of personal vision and to have a signature style.” - Chuck Close

I achieved competence many years ago...in the darkroom, before digital photography existed. I cut my teeth doing landscapes, emulating Ansel Adams and the other photographers in the f/64 group (Ed Weston, Imogen Cunningham, etc.). Any progress I made towards discovering a signature style came when I started doing street portraiture. It was an exciting, cathartic time of my life that helped me grow. But I stopped too soon...well before having discovered my own personal vision.

So I'm dusting off my gear and getting going again. I haven't worked much with models...but there is a lot of inspiring work here, and I believe that it's never too late to (re)start something.

I've been off to a slow start at this due to covid-19, but am actively looking to build working partnerships with models in the Bay Area for a couple of different possible projects:

The Figure - Modernist nudes/bodyscapes, continuing in the tradition of Weston, Bernhard, Brandt, etc. Mood board: https://www.pinterest.com/photo9790/the-figure/

Single-Frame Narrative - Mysterious & cinematic, images feel like discreet moments in a story we can't see. Mood board: https://www.pinterest.com/photo9790/single-frame-narrative/

I would also love to hear from you if you know of rental studio spaces that you can recommend.

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