There’s a reason most self-published work is self-published. Sometimes it’s a vanity project. Sometimes it just isn’t “very good”. I get that. But I’ve been making pictures for a while now, and enough people have taken notice that I figured it was time to put more of my work out there—on my own terms.
Four Minute Mile is my first self-published photozine. It collects some of my portraits—though I’m not a big fan of the traditional definition of portraiture. Some of my favorite subjects are strangers, other photographers at work, sex workers, oddballs, and weirdos. People who made me pause, or made me nervous. People who truly earn their living. Some I know well. Some I met literally seconds before I hit the shutter. All of them terrific subjects.
I’m a big believer in Cartier-Bresson’s idea of a “decisive moment.” I also think about Eggleston’s “democratic way of looking around.” I probably think about stuff like this way more than I should. And in our digital world where everyone’s a photographer, the real challenge is getting someone to stop and do a little more than just glance at your picture.
Four Minute Mile is full color, short run—99 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies that come with a giclée print laid in. I made the pictures in all kinds of places: on the street, in flea markets, thrift stores, porno sets, red carpet events, backyard BBQs, hotel lobbies, and professional studios.
There won’t be any reprints. But Four Minute Mile will be a quarterly series—until it runs its course. I’ve got a lot of images I’d like to show you, so who knows how long that’ll take.
In the meantime, here we go.
