The genesis of my work started two years ago with the launch of One Portrait Project (www.one-portraitproject.art). The heart and soul of the project, and all of my work for...
The genesis of my work started two years ago with the launch of One Portrait Project (www.one-portraitproject.art). The heart and soul of the project, and all of my work for that matter, is about self-acceptance, which is something I've wrestled with for much of my childhood and into my early adult life. I started by photographing friends and strangers whose character and individuality were directly manifest in their physical appearance-- how they chose to present themselves consciously or sub-consciously to the outside world.
The portraits feature people who range in age from 22 to 86 and cross all boundaries – those of race, religion, class, nationality, sexual preference and identity. The unifying thread is that of inclusiveness, giving voice to, and creating a narrative for, Americans not often heard.