TWO

TWO, a series and a book (HarperCollins 2015) edited and introduced by New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, contemplates the essence of duality in our relationships and in the world that surrounds us. Pairs—mostly, but not always human—display or imply elusive connections of mind, of spirit, or of simply the act of being. The volume is filled with memorable images that encase rich stories: two children at play, a pair of aging friends, parent and child, couples in love. But deeper meanings can lurk in the margins of the frame, in the expressions in the eyes, in the disconnect of the connection. Photographs without human subjects bear their own mysteries: two nesting tea cups, an indoor pool, two chairs in autumn. I’ve always been interested in watching people together. I wonder what their story is, who they are to each other. No matter how uninspired I feel, how dull I think a place is, when I look at the world through a camera a new beginning takes place.