I’ve always been intrigued by seeing different artists’ creative spaces and getting to meet and ask different artists about their way of working. This was a way for me to get inspiration and, at the same time, be able to create portraits of artists in their studio. This project was also self-serving… this was the time when I was starting to learn how to use lighting for studio portrait photography. This gave me a chance to push my technical know-how for environmental portraits.
Each artist was a challenge as we would go to their studio without a recce, determine the composition and lighting, and, most of the time, move furniture around for the sake of the shot and positioning the lights. We were very lucky as all the artists were very accommodating. It was an amazing experience as they welcomed us into their private workspace. Each shoot was a chance to learn something new. For that short period, their studio became my studio as well.