1991 - 2001

These images are from three European Union capital cities in the decade leading to the turn of the millenium: Lisbon, London and Paris. Each had a diverse population that nevertheless reflected some of the subtle characteristics of the entrenched populace. I took my Hasselblad camera out at street level, in full view, in effect announcing myself as someone watching something. This is the view from below—sousveillance, from the French “sous” (below) and “veiller” (to watch).

The images examine private revelations within the flow of everyday events. They are unposed, depicting people who are seen primarily in interior moments, sometimes with the implication of a psychological narrative. In certain images, the subjects are lost in thought, unaware; in others, they are seen at the instant of recognition, their eyes meeting my lens.