Crit November 7th 2011

The images are a way of exploring the lives of the people around me. I wanted to follow them and see what their reality is. How they live their lives day to day. I looked at the way Nadar started to document people and the way Nan Goldin photographed the vast cultures around her in a completely different light. She used a much more documentary type technique to create her portraits where Nadar didn't have these options and simply took portraiture for a documenting level to a fine art level. I wanted to meet in the middle of these two photographers as I don't want my images to represent documentation but I don't want them to just ooze shock value. They are there to explore the lives of my friends, family and maybe strangers to illustrate their lives, personalities and the people they are to the world.