Jun 14, 2009 0
REACHING FOR THE SKY
I had just finished a studio scout up near 44th street for a shoot happening soon and realized that the pace of my life is high and the movement around me matched. It’s so easy in this amazing city to get caught up in it all. The pulse seems to drive everything and a lot of the time I feel I’m in the stream of it. No matter how fast moving it is there can always be moments of pure beauty, incredible emotion and fascinating imagery.
It doesn’t take much to be inspired if you allow it. There are stories in every moment, all around us. You just need to stop once in a while and pay attention. New York City is an incredible place to have a visual journey. It is built from the energy of millions of us and the millions that came before us. All these stories surround and influence. They make me feel like anything is possible here.
It started to rain so I walked back my studio in the East Village with the palms of my hands open to catch every drop. It was warm and I didn’t mind being soaked. When I arrived, I thanked my boots for serving me well the last 6 years. They are probably the best pair I have ever had and I know we have a lot more ahead of us. So I looked up to the sky and thought it was ok to reach for it. There are only clouds in the way.