Tommy periodically comes to me or Gina and asks for our phones to take pictures, and watching him photograph has been very refreshing and educational. Yes, the man with the BFA is learning something from a child who’s only in pre-school. I’ve been making photographs of him, and now his younger brother, exploring my curiosity of how a child sees the world. Handing the camera over to him has shown me literally just that. It’s also been a good lesson to re-learn as a photographer watching him explore angles, assemble an image, work through a design and composition, get low, or close, with no preconception of what is and isn’t a good photograph. He just plays and tries new things. It’s something that I need to do more.
Enjoy a selection of images made by Thomas:
