I photograph people. I realize that the people that I'm most drawn to photograph are people with whom I feel some sort of connection on a physical aspect of their being, or perhaps some perceived or imagined emotional state that they seem to be in at that moment.
What I do realize is that the subjects I choose to photograph say quite a bit about me. The people that I choose to photograph, out of all the others that are available has taught me about who I am and where I come from. These people are important to me, each and every one of them, even I we never exchanged a word. Something about them makes me want to acknowledge their presence in this place and time, and in so doing, I've acknowledged my own being there too.
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| This is Duane. He is a mechanic on the west side of NYC a block from the Javits Center. We met one morning as I was walking to Photo Expo. I saw him standing outside his shop and thought he looked interesting. The light was happening and I asked if I could photograph him, and he said no thanks. Regardless, we proceeded to have a conversation and realized we had a few things in common, and before I said goodbye, he allowed me to make this photograph of him. Thank you Duane. |
