standing still

R is my photo project guinea pig. i met up with her today at SF general medical center for her lunch break. if you haven't checked out my newest project, stillness in chaos, you should. i am currently working on images of people standing still amidst chaos. so far, this project has been in the initial stages; thinking and writing and brainstorming and such. today, i felt things gel more than they have been. walking to the hospital, i was thinking about how, at this point in the project, i need to shoot, shoot, shoot. i got to the lobby a few minutes before R, and i'm glad that i got to be the observer for a minute or two. people rushed through the hall in waves, as the elevator doors opened, as the bus pulled up outside. some people carried balloons, bright colored gift bags. others shuffled in slowly with the help of crutches. more than a few mumbled to themselves, wheeling carts full of belongings. a man napped across from me.

when R got downstairs, she sighed: busy morning. i asked her to take few deep breaths, roll her shoulders a bit. we waited for elevator doors to open and then R stood peacefully as doctors and nurses and therapists and patients and visitors rushed by on their lunch breaks.

here's a sneak peek: