MATES shoot in Oakland

Ok! New year, new resolve to share more of my work around the time of shooting, rather just delivering it to the client or posting a few shots on Instagram. I've been working on a personal project for the past few years that focuses on portraits of housemates, together and in their own individual rooms. You can see the entire body of work here.

It's not an easy thing to schedule a bunch of people to be in the same place at the same time, and it can be tough for me to carve out time between paying jobs, but I absolutely love these shoots. They satisfy so many of my personal and photographic interests- learning more about people and how they've come together, seeing spaces that a stranger isn't normally invited into, and taking on the challenge of creating a compelling image with just the people, lighting, and environment in front of me (no stylists, no extra lighting). Julie, Anisa and Laura were such wonderful subjects and I'm so grateful that they opened up their home and lives to me.