So many nobodies are striving to be somebodies that it's hard to put the struggle aside and just concentrate on doing good work. And it's always tough to feel like a small fish in a big pond, but, on the other hand, you can learn an awful lot from those other little fishies. I wasn't trying to do anything that really pushed any limits. And that wasn't my intent. I believe in learning the limits really well first and then discovering how to push them.
Access is just a question of money.
It is still so expensive to make even a short like this. But given all the arts funding cuts, great resources like these have all had to raise their rates. It's a shame. I was working in commercial photography in New York and not finding it my cup of tea. I had always wanted to do a project with my grandmother, and she was getting older and older.