i was looking through a group of photos that my friend Mika took years ago on Mashes Sands, down by the Ochlocknee Bay, and i always become mesmerized by the ones that included the Boy. i remember that try as we might we could not persuade him to stay out of the frame while shooting. we finally just said 'what the hell?' and let him do what he wanted.... Mika had a running series of nudes in the Florida landscape and this shoot started an artist/model relationship that went on for several years and involved several locations: Mashes Sands, Lloyd Creek were two we liked to use.
after we saw the proofs we were amazed at how much the Boy's presence added to the depth of the context of the scene, sometimes presenting a visual non-sequitar if that makes sense...he moved in and out of the frames with ease and seemed always to be in the right place when Mika took the shot. after all the sessions we did i still find this series the most surreal and magical. this photo is one of my favorites and i am going to drag out a few more to muse upon...
my butt doesn't look too bad either...
