• I am compelled to create anti-content, that is, photography for the purpose of story, intimacy, and intentionality. I've referred to my current project, Makers, as slow portraiture (or portrait-journalism), in direct response to virtual consumerism. We digest media at an alarming rate and the pressure to produce content to fit the appetite and metabolism and gluttony of an algorithm is at odds with the soul of the photography I wish to champion. Makers is a curation of talented creatives, personalities I gravitate towards, and the images will live in print. It's not for everyone, but that's the point after all. If I have any hope for this project, it's that I can add my voice to the virtues of intentionality, and that someone may decide to pull their own craft from the bottomless ocean of content and tangibly resurrect it into the real world.

  • I’m a big believer in the real social network, that is, the unique connections that bring people face to face. I will ask each person who sits for a portrait to recommend the next in line and will follow that chain until we’ve reached capacity.

  • These are not headshots. The images fall somewhere between editorial imagery and documentary imagery and the process requires the investment of both the photographer (Hi!) and the subject (you). The investment is time. And vulnerability.

    A portrait session can take days, weeks, or months to mature from concept into reality. The initial contact evolves into a discussion which eventually leads to the shoot itself. The process is worth it. The session takes a few hours, some coffee and small talk, and a variety of poses in your natural environment.

    The images come back with me, a few behind the scenes teasers go online, and the photographs are processed and held until enough portraits are taken to assemble a book.

  • Good questions.

    When is it enough portraits? There’s no perfect answer to this. 26? That should be enough to assemble a photo book or do a gallery show, complete with sensory engagement where we include elements from each maker. These images are also an effort to show your work to whomever encounters it. At the very least, you will have your own portrait to keep and hand down.