en alas de Ana

In various photos my wife Ana has been a means of inspiration. As a matter of practice I never discuss any of my photos with anyone, much less with my wife; simply to avoid any influence that might change the flow of the concept from within. Many a times I have relied on Ana to “fly” out of situations (the Phoenix soaring) and I wanted to express that by making this photograph. I had a lot of difficulty finding the precise wings to fit the composition properly. At that time we where working on a series of commercial food assignments and Ana was collecting the necessary props; after showing me a variety of flowers she pulls out a package of two pressed dried leaves and said, “Here, I found these leaves, you might want to use them when you do one of your own photos.” Again, Ana had helped me fly.