I’ve never actually thought about why I shoot what I shoot. I guess there is something inside me that knows why, and I just had to reach out and find it. I tend to shoot isolated subjects in misterious or melancholic scenarios, preferably with something to frame the subject in. I do believe that everyone at some point has felt tremendously alone, a moment where we feel like we’re nobody, completely insignificant to the world.
I believe I try and capture this feeling in my images, I try to freeze that moment of solitude. Of course, the people I capture aren’t always completely alone, there’s a whole world moving around them. So let me rephrase what I said earlier; I tend to isolate the people I shoot in misterious or melancholic scenarios. That would be more accurate.
I do feel there’s an explanation to that statement. Throughout most of my life I have felt alone. I’ve been through the toughest of times feeling completely desolated and helpless. There’s a sense of self representing myself in my work, even if it’s at a subconscious level. I have also tried to be different, showing other perspectives from what would be a typical shot. As I walk around town I always try and compose images in my mind, figuring out how I could bring new elements to my images. You could say that’s some other reflection about me, that I’m not afraid of changes.
So, the grand question... What does photography mean to me? After giving it much thought, for me, photography is something more than saving a memory or freezing an instant, it’s way more personal than this. It’s where I can find answers to all of my questions.