mario and ali, 12.30.09
Written on December 31, 2009
at some point yesterday, stuck in traffic driving home from visiting mario and ali, i realized that i’ve been photographing them off an on for ten years. that’s a whole decade. i tried to think of who else - aside from maybe my family - i had spent that many years photographing. there aren’t many people. certainly not in the same way. i met them both when they were eight years old. i’m amazed they’re not sick of me and my cameras and my stupid questions by now.
when i got to mario’s house he had the hearts book out on the coffee table in the living room. he said he likes to show it to the girls he brings home. apparently that works for him. glad to be of service, mario. i try to be helpful.
anyway, yeah. ten years. and the last real picture of 2009, and of this decade. seems fitting to me. thanks, guys. for everything.
Filed in: hearts, my heart vs. the real world.
I love your work. I hope you make oodles and oodles of money and become as well known as Brad Pitt. Or Lana Turner. I can’t believe you have no comments on your blog. What the hell is wrong with people? I guess they’re all over at Chase Jarvis’ blog.