Faces

I remember the first time I saw Robert Mapplethorpe's photo of Patti Smith and was in complete awe. I wondered how could anyone capture such an intimate moment? In the photography world there are two people that I hold in the highest esteem: Mapplethorpe and Annie Liebowitz. Throughout the years I have long tried to hone my skills in capturing faces. With everything in life, it will always be a work in progress. Below is a collection of some of my favorites.

Wabi-Sabi

Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered-and it reveres authenticity above all. It reminds us that we are all but transient beings on this planet-that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in the process of returning to the dust from which we came. Wabi-sabi is underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered. 

For someone that has O.C.D., and is constant need of order, the concept of wabi-sabi is a continual work in progress. The following images are ones that I have taken over the years that i find beautiful because of their imperfect state: