spent a lot of time shooting in the alley in front of my hotel. notice a theme here? my favorite time to shoot was between 1AM and 5AM…empty streets (meaning no tourists). plus, you can’t beat that heady feeling of being the only person awake. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, this caused a lack of subjects to shoot. Landscapes and scenery aren’t my thing. I like people in my photos -so I started experimenting with self portraits. I’ve done this in my regular art and now I’m finding this works really well for my photography too. No hassles - no whining - and I can ask the subject to put themselves in a risky or strenuous situation without guilt. Anyone else care to model for me?

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