Future Portraits

I’ve been working on a series of portraits titled ‘Future’ for some time now. The idea is very simple; the sitter is asked to think about the future and to look away from the camera. What has come as something of a surprise to me, is how the images have a such similar feel to them. Obviously lighting and pose are the same, but I think the similarity goes way beyond that. Perhaps it is true that a portrait can be a window into the soul!

This latest image is of food writer, art collector, journalist, blogger and broadcaster Anissa Helou. Anissa seems to be in a different country trying out incredibly exotic foods every week (see this blog post for camel hump and possibly the largest cooking pot in the world) so I was very happy to get some time with her for the sitting.

There are more images from the series here.