Will we go beyond ourselves? What will be the minute detail that becomes legible in the photo as the model's inner fire? Will the model be able to reveal it? Will I be capable of capturing it? This demands tremendous physical force and unshakable concentration. The relation with the model is necessarily a close one; there are no assistants or lighting techs, etc. To get inside a subject, a personality, potential distractions must be minimized.

I'm often asked why I choose the type of model I do.  Why these?  My body type is small and slender, whereas Aviva, Dalila, and Holly are Rubenesque.  For me, at least, there's a large element of the unknown in the act of creating.  If I really knew the answer, I wouldn't photograph them. My choice of models depends on a variety of circumstances: how we meet, our desires, possibilities that attract and intrigue, the transgression of normative boundaries, the confidence one creates in order to persuade someone to pose. What I photograph is the irreducible mystery of my models.

The simplest motions of our bodies, for anyone who contemplates them, become enigmas as difficult to fathom as thought itself.

D.A.F. de Sade

Since my first one-person show in 1977, my greatest passion has been the human body. Every model is a discovery, an encounter that may last for years. With the establishment of mutual confidence, privileged moments give birth to an experience of the unknown that illuminates every successful shot.

I work in a relatively simple manner. I use a 35mm camera that allows me the flexibility to leave the model uninhibited while nevertheless concentrating on her or his particularity and humanity. Black and white photography helps me focus on the essential. A pronounced grain and deep blacks accentuate the shadowy areas of the human adventure. Obscurity as such intrigues, stimulates, and fascinates me.