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I have been making portraits of the men in the Sears auto shop where I have worked for the past 3 years. These men are my coworkers and friends, they represent a social class in which I feel I belong.

These portraits are formal and describe every greasy hand and tool that might be in their grap. These images represent the people as well as the environment, they are imprints of a work life and strongly describe place.

I am interested in the contrast between the common worker and a heroic kind of portrait making, a visual language used for wealthy CEOs and heads of state. I believe this language can take on several different translations when applied to new functions.

While creating these two images, i was merely thinking of how to most accurately represent these two men. I simply portrayed how they are, how i see them everyday.