Silvered Man
Though I knew him very well, after 37 years I cannot, for the life of me, remember his name.
I first met him as the boyfriend of a woman who came to me for photos. He was very young, needed work, and seemed a very dependable
young man, so I introduced him to Ralph Eden, owner of the world-famous Eden Saloon, where I had a standing exhibit of my photos. Eden
gave him a job and he quickly became the head bouncer at that club.
He is not in my address book, because I usually stopped in at the
Eden Saloon to meet friends after work most evenings, before going
out further cruising or whatever. So I saw him regularly.
Every year I gave a huge Fasching party at my studio, where everyone
came with costumes and stepped before the camera. This young man
always was my bouncer at the party, together with a few other
colleagues from the Eden Saloon, and he often accompanied me on
difficult photo assignments, like the Kennedy visit, to keep me safe
and make sure I got better views, etc.
He had a magnificently sculpted face, with amazing cheek bones and
everything to make someone photogenic.....except that he was
completely wooden and uncomfortable in front of the camera. When that
became clear, I decided to eliminate all expression and reduce his
face to pure form. These fabulous, silvered photos were the result.
This photo was done in 8 x 9 cm format with a large format Ilko
camera and a Messraster.
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