"Modern Love" explores the impact of dating apps on contemporary romance and the delicate nature of human connection in the digital age. In deconstructing the traditional myth of romantic love, the series showcases the diverse range of possibilities and paths to love that exists in our technology-driven era, all at the swipe of a screen.
Read MoreI feel I'm still finding my way as things are always changing, but I do know that paying too much attention to what people think of your work, be it good or bad, isn't a good guide to making strong work. I have a small number of people whose opinion I trust and it's those people I share my ideas and work-in-progress with..
Read MoreThis “other” California is responsible for a large portion of America’s fresh produce, but we hardly ever hear about those communities that make it possible. This realization was the catalyst I needed to make the project more about the people rather than the landscape itself.
Read MoreWorking on Queering Masculinity is a really liberating project, if nobody really looks at it that's fine with me. It has become a series where I feel that the connections I’ve made and stories that have been shared are far more important than having a well received photo series that gets media attention.
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Read MoreSo after months of doing so, at some point I was in a cab in Indonesia, when the driver asked me, "what do you do here?" I lied and told him I was there on a job for National Geographic, to photograph a place. I wanted to hear myself say it out loud, and feel if I thought, this was believable.
“After my return, I decided on something: “Tell your own story.” Other people’s stories belong to them... So, I focused on my identity; being an Istanbulite — I’ve been exclusively photographing my city ever since.”
Read MoreTypically, it’s just nerves holding me back. I’m nervous they will say no, or be rude to me, or I will embarrass myself. Sometimes I try to convince myself it’s not worth photographing to avoid this anxiety, but most of the time I am able to overcome my nerves and approach people.
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In thinking about who was truly welcome in small town America, I really wanted to learn from the queer people who were already there, and who already called these places home. What have their experiences been like? Do they feel safe? Do they feel fulfilled living on a farm in such a rural area?
Read MoreWhen I first visited this valley, I also had preconceived notions of this place. As time went by, I have learned to look at this area and the people who live here in a much more nuanced way. I am only a photographer. Photography is a superficial medium in many ways. I can't capture the inner world of people or who they really are. But I try to work with them instead of just creating narratives about them.
Read More‘Slowly the nights grew cold’ explores the absence of tourists over the winter in one of the largest vacation destinations on the Spanish coast. For this project Sebastian Beierle spent a total of 14 weeks in Peniscola during the winter months.
Read MoreI put hand written letters in the mailboxes of the homes that always enticed me. And in those letters I asked to photograph the people inside.
Read MoreThere’s always those pictures you take at the time but aren’t particularly excited about and even deliberate on whether its worth it or not (as we all do when shooting film!), then, they end up being some of the ones you like the most.
Read MoreGoing through school, I always had trouble figuring out where to start a long-term project or series, it wasn't until undergrad that my professor asked me to think about the place I grew up in. I would do my projects mostly in Los Angeles and in the studio, for practice, I always asked my family and friends for photos but never realized that is where I should have started.
Read MoreIf you express your interest with passion people will pick up on this and become interested in taking part. It’s this idea that opens the door. If you show passion openly and enthusiastically, it tends to mesmerize everyone.
Read MoreStranger Fruit was created in response to the senseless murders of black men across the nation by police violence.
Read MoreEvery interaction I have with the people I photograph is linked to the space we find ourselves in — it shapes the way we act and interact. At every moment we are negotiating our space — physically, culturally and temporally — and it is these negotiations I try to capture in my images.
Read MoreXO in particular began as a project about expatriates living in Oman and a micro study of a Middle Eastern city, but the work developed to also explore the notion of home, identity and shared experiences across cultures.
Read MoreTo be honest, approaching a stranger can be nerve racking for me. Generally, once I take the first portrait of the day I tend to loosen up a bit and it gets easier from there, its like a muscle, the more you do it the easier it gets.
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