Photographing people can be one of the most exciting moments of a photographer’s experience. The detached enjoyment of having a long lens to capture a candid photo becomes banal compared to the experience of approaching a complete stranger, maybe with no means of communicating except by the sight of the camera, and engage with that fellow human to capture their image. It’s this simple interaction between two humans for one moment and one selfish purpose that becomes addicting thanks to the adrenaline rush that comes with photographing people in a very intimate way. There is also a strange solitude in photographing a person close up, as if nobody can intrude on that moment that has been agreed to by the two of you. The irony of this intimacy and solitude is the raw desire to share these images and people with others.
Tango couple, Buenos Aires, 2005Kurdish shoeshine boy, Istanbul, 1993Street artist, Sao Paulo, 2009Talking in the park, Seoul, 2010Salesgirl, Rio de Janeiro, 2012“the kiss”, Tokyo, 2010Shepard, Bulgaria, 2001Dominos, Jamaica, 2010Man and stairs, Lisbon, 2009No idea, New Jersey, 2012Boy on the train, Rio de Janeiro, 2006Recoleta, Buenos Aires, 2008Gypsy, Italy, 2000Homeless boy, Sao Paulo, 2004Woman and dog, Lisbon, 2009Monk, Bulgaria, 2005Musician, Salta, Argentina, 2005Banana plantation manager, Belize, 1993Students, Rio de Janeiro, 2008Taxi driver, Turkey, 2008Guide, Morocco, 1992Men talking, Portugal, 2009Father and daughter, Seoul, 2010Japanese comedian, Tokyo, 2010Girl in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, 2008Harijuku, Tokyo, 2010Antique store owner, Rio de Janeiro, 2005Pernambucano, Sao Paulo, 2009Street musician, Buenos Aires, 2005“the kiss”, Rio de Janeiro, 2005Golden Gai, Tokyo, 2010Friends in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, 2009Woman in Golden Gai, Tokyo, 2010
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