Liz Kuball Photography | Blog: Paolo Morales

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Paolo Morales

Photographer Paolo Morales got in touch with me last night and offered some suggestions of photographers who photograph their own relationships. He also mentioned his own project, which I find completely charming. It’s called There’s Something about Franny, and, well, I’ll leave it to Paolo to explain what it is. Here’s a bit from his site:

I have a crush on a girl. Her name is Franny. We met in prep school. She is pretty and popular. I am awkward and geeky. We developed a working relationship based on scheduled “photo-dates.” My images chronicle our relationship existing within photographs and the struggle for power between the two players. Portraits idolizing Franny as favorite model and muse complement self-portraits sitting between fantasy and reality: gazing into each others’ eyes as we pass in the halls, park photo shoots, and me staring at her in class while she pretends not to notice. It is through these photographs that I want to understand my infatuation and obsession with Franny, a girl I adore and have no idea why.

You can see the project here. My favorites from the series are below.