Saturday, February 21, 2009

boots on the ground



i've been living in dowwtown vancouver for the last 2 or 3 winters. plenty of development/construction. i have always noticed the hordes of construction workers, coming/going to their shifts ect. i want to, (and will),do a portrait series of this work force ( in the context of the city). / it seems univeral to me. they could be here, on the rigs, they could be miners, cowboys etc. they wear their gear like armore.

this is my first portrait / this guy reluctatly gave me a few minutes....that's univeral. stay tuned for more...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Excellent idea Doug--these people are a necessary part of the world although not always thought of in some cirles.

Bruce H said...

I like your real people shots Doug, as a challange you should try to find a version of Relic or Nick from the Beach Combers, or a series of shots on beach combing. Just a thought.