Pictures of people. One of the things that is great about photos of people is that we are free to look at a person as much as we want without feeling like we are staring. And in that, maybe, it’s a reason why a portrait is such a worrisome subject for some people. Either way, I’ve made a bunch of portraits of people within Lamplighter Village this year at Burning Man. I asked people if I could photograph them and they said yes. If you’ve seen some of my other photographs, like in the galleries, you’ve seen street photography where no permission was required. These photographs are different, yet the same. I try to avoid putting the camera between myself and the subject in both situations. Here, I am talking to them,.. and also making a photograph. The main thing is that moment of discussion, the interaction is what makes the photograph more alive. I love photographs of people. Here are some portraits.
