Drawing inspiration from people and trying to figure out their personalities, the things about them that make up their identity, I came across a photographer named George Lange. I was struck by all of his images but I was truly inspired when I read his biography and the way he described what it is to be a portraitist. He writes, "my job is to photograph how you tick, how you breathe. My job is to take pictures of what everyone knows but never sees. My job is to connect the dots.... my job is to take pictures that trigger a connection and then disappear. No one carries pictures around for very long. They carry connections around forever... Each day I have the privilege of telling stories of people..." What he so eloquently writes about is exactly what interests me, and his effort is clear in his work as well as the enjoyment he gets from his job. These are three of my favorites, especially because they are not so traditional and do not even include the subjects face, yet still say so much about them. I am constantly fascinated by how much can be said about a person with just the tiniest of details.
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| photo credit: George Lange Photography |
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| George Lange Photography |
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| George Lange Photography |
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