Lately there seems to be a strong emphasis on seeing a face. Images without faces are usually canned. I didn't shoot this specifically to not have a face, but when I got there I saw what he was wearing and immediately knew what I wanted to do. Caption: Vincent Howard's sister was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2006 and his cousin was recently shot and killed when with some friends. (I was trying to convey a moody feel to the situation)
As many of you know I love food. I like cooking it, eating it, and photographing it, so when an assignment to photograph a blind chef came up I was looking forward to it for a week. Unfortunately I couldn't do my normal diptyche of a chef and the food they enjoy cooking because she cooked lasagna and no matter my abilities I can't make lasagna look appetizing. Caption: Laura Martinez is blind but has landed a prestigous job at Charlie Trotter's an exclusive restaurant in Chicago. Martinez overcame obstacles getting into Le Courdon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, but excelled and was offered the job at Charlie Trotter's.