As a woman who takes her little camera everywhere she goes, I want you to know why. I find humans are wonderfully unpredictable. I love people being people.
I appreciate the generosity of people who connect back with me.
For example, meet my new friend, the gorgeous Aly G. A proud giant with very big feet, she wears 17 and a half shoes. I met her in a coffee shop on the LES. She was open and warm and so intriguing that I asked her to take me home. Now we are a die hard duo. We go out in the night together. I love being with her and seeing the effect she has on everyone she meets.
I have had a long time love affair with New York city. There is surprising hard core resilient humanity in New Yorkers and that's what pulls me out of safe places and throws me into the streets like stray cat.
The essence of survival is woven into black tar New York City streets. My work is about people, their dignity, their struggles, their joy. I want to understand the human spirit, what it means to be working 9-5 or homeless, what it means to be rich or poor.
My camera strives to protect people. To honor their struggles. I mean no harm. My photographs aim to protect.
Sometimes people are hostile to me and I don't blame them, instead I explain - you see me and my camera. You can tell me no. The problem is not the photographer you can see. It's the hidden cameras that follow you 24/7.
Surveillance cameras are everywhere. They are always working silently never asking for anyone's consent.
My photographs aim to be fully present. They are scenes of the simple things in life. Where truth has an ally.
