Photography is not about photography, but for me, it is meeting people, other people and trying to understand myself.

Another bunch of photos from Nürnberg.

Taken on a recent trip to Nürnberg at the Reichsparteitaggelände (wikipedia)

For me, a great portrait is one that surpasses the person it depicts and captures something of the mystery that we are to one another. As I said at the beginning, I don’t think it’s possible to know another person in their totality. So in a sense, there will always be an element of an enigma between people, in real life and in imagery. I think that a good portrait communicates a familiar feeling and yet is ambiguous enough for the viewer to be able to engage with that enigma.
I search for faces and eyes who express the complexities of life and for a gaze that transcends from the private to the common. Three years ago, while visiting the Ukraine, I passed along a high brick wall. Next to it stood two men. Our eyes met and I can still remember their eyes today – they expressed this mesmerizing human blend of fear and cruelty