Wrestling has to be the most intense sport I have ever seen. It is a team event but you are completely alone on the mat – with the din of encouragement from your teammates and coaches voices muffled somewhere in your periphery sound bubble. Mostly you are just trying to keep your face from being smashed …
When we think about photography we think about photographs – yet I have so rarely printed my work. Several weeks ago I unrolled a tube with prints that were made in India. They are massive and bring my pictures to life in a way that is so different than seeing the images on a screen. …
Most days I photograph strangers. When I knock, they open the door onto their lives. I try to gain their trust. And it is a gift I don’t take lightly. My job is share their stories in an honest way, and in the process…my own story. Sometimes the pictures take on a life I never imagined. …
