WHY!!!

"Once I feel myself observed by the lens everything changes, I constitute myself in the process of 'posing' I instantaneously make another body for myself, I transform myself in advance into an image" Roland Barthe 1981.

Today I shot Dan Cassaro. The first thing he said on recognition of my camera was “Do you want me to wear something?” It seems to be a common response from people when I go into a shoot. I take a few frames and then wait for the interaction to be less about photography and more about relating. I guess I see my photographs as natural interaction between myself and the people I am attracted to; whether it is physically or mentally. This pressure to define different aspects of my work has been really frustrating. Katy Grannan makes images that show an intense relationship between artist and model, I want my relationships to be less rigid.


Photograph: My little sister on my bed being self-conscious with her bra hanging out.