My practice of street photography is, at least in part, a photography of relationships and interactions. It involves using the photographic moment to create a disruption in the relationship with others, as it is normally expected, in order to provoke a reaction. Thus, rather than photographing streets full of an indistinct crowd, it is about prompting and capturing the expressions or attitudes of people moving through public spaces.
What regulation of the relationship with others can be found when one is a street photographer? What "feedback" do they give to the person being photographed? How, in a public space where everyone moves freely, can one balance the protection of privacy with the exposure of oneself to others? In a society where many expose their image while trying to control it as best as they can, how should we think about the future of street photography, the role of social media, and images?
It is this exploration of interaction that the project "In-between" seeks to pursue. The term "In-between" refers to a very specific time, understood as the period between two clearly identified time markers. The first is the moment when a person does not know that a photo has been taken of them. The second is when a person poses for the photo. The "In-between" refers to the time space between these two moments, rich with a variety of reactions, such as questioning, surprise, joy, fear, etc. Using a photographic technique that combines long exposure with flash, the principle is to photograph a duration rather than a single instant. This "stretched" time is meant to capture the reactions of people when they realize that a photo has been taken.
