Film
Shooting behind the scenes on film sets has been a steady way for me to make new images. I started out by working on a few music videos; shooting for directors, Marysia Makowska, Powered By Wind, and my friend Abbie Jones. When I moved to New York in 2022, I met one of my favorite directors, Alex Ross Perry, at a screening of The Color Wheel (2011) at The Roxy, and I started shooting on his sets soon after. Two of the productions were music videos for Soccer Mommy and Bully, bands that I know from Nashville. On-set photography is stimulating, often poetic in the way the scenes are setup by the production equipment. There’s a creative freedom that comes with this type of photography. Everything is already lit, and no one is expected to pose, so I feel free to capture whatever I want.
Cinema has long been an influence on me. Stories that are told with intentional compositions and lighting have been beacons of knowledge for me, for example, The Night of the Hunter (1955). I’ve grown to appreciate the style of German Expressionism and incorporate elements of it in my work. When I’m on sets, I stay silent and out of the way. The most important thing is getting the film made, and making the crew feel comfortable. I have had the pleasure of working with some amazing actors and directors in the past few years, and I’m looking forward to working with more.
List of Works
1. Set of ‘Take Something’ by Hello Mary, 2021
2. Set of ‘Sidelines’ by Laura Dreyfuss, 2020
3. Set of ‘Drunk II’ by Mannequin Pussy, 2019
4. Set of ‘Days Move Slow’ by Bully, 2023
5. Alex Ross Perry on set of ‘Days Move Slow’, 2023
6. Leilani, Philadelphia, 2021
7. Figure on set of ‘Sheet Music’, 2021
8. Isa in ‘Sheet Music’, 2021
9. Ty in ‘Sheet Music’, 2021
10. Ty and Leilani in ‘Sheet Music’, 2021
11. Ty at the piano in ‘Sheet Music’, 2021
12. Written music on set of ‘Sheet Music’, 2021
13. Shelby taking a script, New York, 2022
14. Biker on set, New Jersey, 2022
15. Chloe and Boothe, New Jersey, 2022
16. Chloe in the Thrill Arena, New Jersey, 2022
17. Metering the stand-in girl, New York, 2020
18. Stand-in girl, New York, 2020
19. Set of ‘In Between’ by Michael Blume, 2019
20. Michael Blume on set of ‘In Between’, 2019
21. Mila on set of ‘Selling Rabbits’, 2023
22. Peter and Mila in ‘Selling Rabbits’, 2023
23. Peter and Mila in ‘Selling Rabbits’, 2023
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24. Mila on set of ‘Selling Rabbits’, 2023
25. Peter and Mila in ‘Selling Rabbits’, 2023
26. Peter and Mila holding hands, New York, 2023
27. Peter and Mila on the street, New York, 2023
28. Chloe Cherry in ‘The French Italian’, 2023
29. Chloe Cherry on set of ‘The French Italian’, 2023
30. Sound on set of ‘Selling Rabbits’, 2023
31. Mila with bunnies, New York, 2023
32. Peter with bunnies, New York, 2023
33. Harpist on set of ‘Stand Up’ by Tierra Whack, 2021
34. Set of ‘Stand Up’ by Tierra Whack, 2021
35. Extras on set of ‘Stand Up’ by Tierra Whack, 2021
36. Extra on set of ‘Stand Up’ by Tierra Whack, 2021
37. Extra on set of ‘The Freedom To Fall Apart’, 2023
38. Set of ‘The Freedom To Fall Apart’, 2023
39. Extra at a piano on set of ‘The Freedom To Fall Apart’, 2023
40. Dancers on set, New York, 2020