steve stanton photography

This personal project of mine stemmed from a simple curiosity.  I’ve been to over one hundred weddings and met many more hundreds of interesting people, most of which I find myself reflecting on as I process through that day’s wedding images later on.  I keep reminded of short statements or conversation with them, and find myself completely engulfed with fascination for that 60 seconds or so with them.  These people with colorful lives and checkered pasts; for others may only see them in darkness I see them in vibrant hues.  SO, I decided to start following on my instinct to ask these vibrant people into my studio.

Ian was the first, an extremely intelligent man whose ideology and tidbits on life intrigued me.  His fashion forward appeal only added to the layers of personality underneath.  He was most thoughtful to bring his own “props” as he called them and continued to demonstrate their authenticity throughout our session with perhaps a tad bit of cajoling by yours truly.  Our session remained simple; he talked, I listened and photographed in-between.  No pretense, no setup or steering; our time together winded down rabbit trail after rabbit trail, lightly tapping on points of view every once in a while, but to both our chagrin.  I couldn’t of been happier to have had the honor to have met Ian.  I can’t wait explore this project further.