Black and white photography is a narrative tool, focusing solely on the story of the photograph. Similarly, black and white portraiture focuses solely on the story of the subject.
Life is a road, and each individual maps out their route in life. The route is primarily independent, spent in personal pursuits and interests. One encounters others at intersections, where lives diverge and converge. Sometimes, two roads briefly intertwine and part again, while at other times, they merge for a meaningful stretch. Every intersection adds to the route of the road it intersects.
Roads, like relationships, naturally intersect, evolve, and sometimes fade over time. People will change, and maybe their road will exit away from yours. These intersections enrich the road with inspiration and new interests. They can find ways to improve their road or appreciate it more. Whether one seeks more connections or prefers solidarity, these intersections shape the roads they cross.
There are inherent unknowns to a road that one sees only from an intersection. There are similar unknowns with someone that one meets only for a moment, or sees only in a photograph. The images portrayed are captured at intersections; subjects seemingly unobserved, traveling a stretch of road they usually travel alone. These stretches of road are just as important as—and only glimpsed at—the intersections.
In this makeshift highway system, there is an inevitability of exits coupled with the hope of future intersections. Each stretch of road derives significance from its intersections, proof of the road’s existence and evidence of our lives.
