Hand Job is a simple photographic series that requires each person who visits my studio to be photographed wearing a white t-shirt I supply. The image is a portrait of a hand against a white background. I ask each person to place his or her hand on their chest, making whatever gesture they choose. Though it is not a traditional portrait, the hand supplies much of the same information found in the face. Through the hand, things such as emotion, age, labor and experience are expressed. Beyond simply counting the number of visitors who come to my studio these images also help me to remember and consider all the individuals who come in and out of my life. They are a reminder that each encounter we have leaves its mark.
Images are 24×20” inkjet prints, 2004-2010
