CAPTURED
“I am not who you think I am. I am not who I think I am. I am who I think you think I am.”
- Charles Horton Cooley
A good portrait has the ability to reveal more than meets the eye about a person and their process. A portrait must be carefully considered and crafted, and it must endure.
Through his Where They Create series, Paul Barbera has devoted his lifelong personal portrait practice to photographing creative people in their studios across the world. His commercial practice has received commissions from brands such as Vogue Living, The New York Times, Herman Miller, Vitsoe, Hermes, Aesop, and ELLE Decor, trusting in him to elevate their image.
Being “captured” by Paul is an experience. His process involves engagement with setting, whether it’s a home or office or outdoors, and as he shoots he continuously gathers fresh context for his perspectives through the lens. He energetically takes in light and composition, and is primarily focused on slowing down to capture the truest you.
By Paul Barbera
@wheretheycreate
@paulbarbera