“Portraiture in the past has been regarded as a documentation of a person but for me it is a documentation of the encounter between myself and the subject. It is not meant to reveal them, nor is it meant to subject them to an X-ray”

I’m not one for artist statements or philosophy of photography nonsense, but if I had to pick something that describes how I feel about the whole thing, see above. I have mixed feelings about Steven Klein’s work as a photographer. As a subscriber to W Magazine, I see his work quite often. Two of my least favourite editorial spreads in the mag over the last couple years have been by Klein: Madonna Rides Again, 2006 (boring) and Scarlett and Natalie, 2008 (looking like tranny mannequins). Both can be found on Klein’s website.

“Talking about art is like dancing about architecture.”

I’ve put off starting a blog for a long, long time because I hate talking about my photography and photos in general. I’m more than willing to spill the technical details of a shot, but don’t ask me about my motivations, about subtext, about themes — because you’re not going to get anywhere.

So why blog? Well it’s an easy way to promote my photos, an easy way to keep people updated, and a good way to network with other industry people. The higher Google ranking, the better, right?

The photo at the top is of Andreea, now living back home in Romania. She’s an interesting creature and you’ll hear more about her later. I’ve displayed that photo more often than any other since I started taking pictures. I consider it pretty representative of what I do. It’s my signature image, if you will, but only because I say it is.