Queen Swan
As a young photographer, I was pretty confused. I guess most young people are confused in one way or another. My mother was a war victim, my father a loving but somewhat depressed alcoholic and as far as I know I was doing pretty good until a horse accident at age twelve crippled me. It was not so much the handicap that bothered me. It [...]
Obesia Grandé
At times I have to remind myself that it is not completely true when I say I am a portrait photographer at heart. I may have started out as a portrait photographer but by directing the models I photograph I distance myself from what a real portrait should be – an objective image of the person portrayed. Of course I am very much [...]
1971 photograph
People often tell me I am obsessed with sexuality. I do not think that is true, although I must admit I am intensely fascinated by people who are not middle of the road. The photograph above, taken in 1971 when I was only sixteen may lead the viewer to think I was a depressed adolescent, but the opposite was true. I was happy. I spent my [...]
Angelina Loqui
I am still working on the Third Gender series and I will probably be working on this project for the rest of the year. Not because it is hard to find the right models, but I am no expert at socializing on networks and I am quite strict when it comes to making appointments. Call me old fashioned, but I expect people to show up when I make [...]
Amsterdam School of Burlesque
January 14th, 2018. Location: Boom! Chicago Burlesque show by the the Amsterdam School of Burlesque Video: 3:15 / 15 video stills
Stage photography
I am a studio photographer at heart. I like to control the lights, I love neutral backgrounds because there is no distraction of the person photographed. Of course it also has a timeless quality to it that I like. Seeing a photograph of a model photographed in an empty factory or an abandoned building automatically dates the photograph [...]