Mirrors and Windows

Between projection and presence, the portrait takes form.

Portraiture operates within a fundamental duality.

Every image is shaped by two opposing movements: one that turns inward, and one that turns outward. The first is projection — the imprint of the photographer’s perception, intention, and internal state. The second is encounter — the presence of another person, existing beyond interpretation.

These positions are often described as mirror and window.

The mirror asserts authorship.
The window proposes access.

Neither position is sufficient on its own. A purely reflective image collapses into self-reference. A purely observational image risks distance and neutrality.

The work is situated in the tension between these two poles.

The portraits are deliberately reduced: no narrative context, no constructed environment, no theatrical gesture. What remains is the figure — and the unstable relation between what is projected and what resists projection.

The image does not resolve this tension.
It holds it.

Process and Presence

The making of a portrait is a form of co-authorship. It requires trust, openness, and a willingness to be seen beyond constructed identity.

The process is slow and precise. The camera is large format; the exposure is deliberate. There is no manipulation, no correction, no attempt to idealize. What appears in the image is carried through the entire process — from negative to final print.

Particular attention is given to detail: the texture of the skin, fine irregularities, the subtle presence of time. These are not treated as imperfections, but as integral elements of the image. They anchor the portrait in reality and resist abstraction into ideal form.

Light is reduced to its essentials. It does not describe, it reveals.

The resulting works are handmade platinum prints, where tonal depth and material presence reinforce the structure of the image itself. Each print is an object — shaped by time, precision, and direct authorship.

Available as limited edition prints in sizes 40 × 50 cm, 56 ×76 cm and 90 × 130cm.

Presented at leading international art fairs, including Paris Photo, AIPAD New York, and Photo London.