Everyday Life

The heart and soul of a city is in its people. My documentary work attempts to escape the objectifying gaze of the photographer by discovering and bearing accurate witness to culture. I have no preconceptions; the truth is always surprising. I interview as well as photograph people, cooperate with them to portray the lives of individuals, families, events, street corners, and small factories. These are worthy of distinction; they are the products of history alive before us now. I use the best possible cameras and materials, take all the time necessary to find the depths behind surface. My challenge and my reward lie in responsibility to my subjects and to my viewers, to awaken the possibilities of culture, myth, and folklore.