Conversations. Interactions. Relationships. The driving forces in my life and work. I skew the lines between the two. Always have. It is why so many of my work relationships have become long lasting friendships. Starting with conversation.
As a photographer, my conversations are sometimes vocal...but very often, silent. They can happen from 5 feet away while actively engaging my subject or from 25 feet away when they barely know I'm there. The gift is in knowing which conversation to have. That is what makes beautiful photography.
I look at our two children and know, without question, that I am blessed to have turned years of hard work and a dream into a reality. I can only hope they are as lucky. But without those conversations and relationships, my photography would be just pictures. And instead, they are personalities captured, memories bottled and stories told.