My favorite subject
October31200712:55 PM
A lot of people ask me what my favorite subject is to
photograph. Through my years as a photographer, this
answer has changed: nature, sports, social
documentary. Today, I've decided to come clean. I'm
one of those guys who always talks about his children
... well, child, in this case (at least until early
July!!). This is Lucy, my daughter, who is 20 months
old.
Only 20 months, yet, I can't even remember a time when she wasn't in my life. She looks a lot like her Mom, thankfully, and also has a lot of her Mom's personality, thankfully. Eating apples off the ground she gets from me ... OK, that apple she's eating didn't really come from off the ground. She does have my blue eyes. I can't tell you how many photos we have of her, and yet, it never seems to be enough. She's hands-down my favorite subject. I know that's not what a lot of photographers would think of as provocative, sexy, daring, adventurous, cutting edge or what have you, but that's where I am in life, and I'm happier than I've ever been. I honestly believe that all the other work I do as a photographer has become better as a result.
--Andy Sawyer
Only 20 months, yet, I can't even remember a time when she wasn't in my life. She looks a lot like her Mom, thankfully, and also has a lot of her Mom's personality, thankfully. Eating apples off the ground she gets from me ... OK, that apple she's eating didn't really come from off the ground. She does have my blue eyes. I can't tell you how many photos we have of her, and yet, it never seems to be enough. She's hands-down my favorite subject. I know that's not what a lot of photographers would think of as provocative, sexy, daring, adventurous, cutting edge or what have you, but that's where I am in life, and I'm happier than I've ever been. I honestly believe that all the other work I do as a photographer has become better as a result.
--Andy Sawyer