Catching the light as it catches you
Waiting for the start of the day on a recent shoot in Los Angeles, I watched the sun stream in. Behind me were art directors, assistants, stylists, equipment guys unloading trucks, producers carrying coffee and coolers filled with water, and location managers making sure no one scratched anything. In front of me was the empty reception counter and this orchid, and the reflecting sun. During the shoot I never returned to this particular area, never made another photograph here, but this is the picture that sticks with me from the day. One of the things that draws to me hardest to photography is this desire to pay attention to the light, to wake up to it, to notice it, and then to catch it as it catches me. This race across the universe, this love dance with light rays, makes me feel alive.