Bodies_of_Light

Intimate miniature portraits that capture the beauty in every body. They are not constrained to the perfectly-proportioned human figure, they celebrate the beauty of the average, the everyday man or woman.

As miniatures they draw the viewer in to a very personal sphere in which it is possible to see stretch marks formed of rapid growth, scars of living, identifiable fingerprints and individual lashes.

The images are close-focused, captured the merest distance from the subject. They provide a perspective that is usually only the purview of one's lover. 5:32 PM · May 3, 2022·Twitter Web App

At the same time, the viewer is limited to a sharp view of only that closest element; the remainder of the image fades, leaving imagination and wonder.

Captured with a Lytro Gen 1 field of light camera these images are 1080 pixels square. From across the room most are purely abstract. To comprehend and experience them you must first become intimate.

Bodies of Light