American Strength 

This as raw and immediate as it gets, out of the camera with little touch up, moments after the shoot ended.

A lot has been on my mind lately. Medical problems and falling short of goals in terms of age progression have just been the tip of the iceberg. I stay way too caught up on the news, home and abroad, of the corruption and backstabbing and bullshit that goes on in our and every other government. I'm not an anarchist, I love America and most Americans, but I see us all suffering from a collective stagnance.

We're all pretty sure where we stand and how we feel, but don't know where we're going or what to do next. We are looking for something to believe in, someone to tell us its going to be okay, something that feels real and relevant.

So, being sick of all the symbols and rhetoric, I give you the anti-symbol.

Here's hoping for the best.

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The original inspiration for this series came from looking at old Guy Bourdin images. I thought that if I could take a topic I've been thinking of a lot and portray it with a very high glamor, high fashion style it might just make for some interesting photographs. You decide.





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