I was about to post an
interview with Craig Bernard and my selection of images from his project Sweat and Hype, but because it is rather a bigger article it may take a little
bit more time.
I couldn't however stop
myself from commenting on Craig's photography. Recently he picked up and
shooting a lot of images for a project he started 5 years ago, called Recording
in Progress. There is a pretty cool article about it on LBB so
if you want to know what's the fuss about ---> read it.
I always liked these
pictures, I thought they are a very strong portraits, and I was always looking
forward to see more. Then one day I walked home, and next street from my flat I
saw the guy from the first picture I share here. I was surprised to see how young
he is, I recognized him right away, but I never expected him to be the size he
was, just a kid. Few days later, walking with Craig on Bute Street we met
another guy I saw a picture off and I was blown away again, by this same
observation.
It is incredible how much
respect and understanding Craig have for these kids. And more importantly, how
he can express it visually. In my opinion this work is not only about the people on the pictures,
it is a project about Craig himself.
