CONTEMPLATIONS
These photographs were made mostly between the late 1960s and early 1980s. They feature people deeply absorbed in their thoughts or feelings, or by their surroundings. They reflect a range of expressions—curiosity, puzzlement, tranquility, apprehension, sadness, joy, worry, wonder. Some exhibit an aura of mystery: What’s going on here?
I have long been drawn to the way people can lose themselves in the moment. Time stands still. Something is revealed. I have been lucky that these contemplations have occurred in my presence, fortunate that the people I have photographed—many of whom I have known, others complete strangers—have been able to relax in the presence of the camera and just be, without self-consciousness or pretension. It is their gift to themselves and to me.
These photographs were made mostly between the late 1960s and early 1980s. They feature people deeply absorbed in their thoughts or feelings, or by their surroundings. They reflect a range of expressions—curiosity, puzzlement, tranquility, apprehension, sadness, joy, worry, wonder. Some exhibit an aura of mystery: What’s going on here?
I have long been drawn to the way people can lose themselves in the moment. Time stands still. Something is revealed. I have been lucky that these contemplations have occurred in my presence, fortunate that the people I have photographed—many of whom I have known, others complete strangers—have been able to relax in the presence of the camera and just be, without self-consciousness or pretension. It is their gift to themselves and to me.
