A few weeks ago I was asked to photograph Landscape Architect Ken Smith in one of his residential gardens. (Location undisclosed). Of course, I was very excited- I have been busily making images of as many Green Roofs as I can this year as a part of a new project, so this would be a welcome addition to the series.
After an undetermined length of time after the inital phone call, I did the double take. I was being asked to photograh Ken Smith IN one of his projects- not photograph ONE OF Ken Smith’s projects.
Pause…
Normally I don’t do portraits, let alone portraits of famous Architects.
THE UNIVERSE, as people will tell you, has a way of getting things done if you are open to having them done… to you. In the course of the last few months, I have photographed Mr. Smith’s ‘Elevated Acre’ and ‘East River Esplanade’. Now apparently, I was doing a portrait of Ken Smith himself.
In the rain, as it would turn out. Interview Style. I would have to leave Mr. Architectural Photographer at home, and brush up on my portrait skills, if indeed I had any. (I’m pretty sure I did- but where did I put them? Perhaps in the drawer with the Hassleblad)…
