Rebirth of Adam
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There comes a time in your life when you finally get it ... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out "ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on." And, like a child quieting down after a blind tantrum, your sobs begin to subside, you shudder once or twice, you blink back your tears and through a mantle of wet lashes you begin to look at the world from a new perspective. |
Model: Isi Agu Concept and Design: Isi Agu and Philbert Photography
This was a concept that both of us were planning for a few months bouncing ideas, trying to figure out possible locations time and places. Finally our respective busy schedules came in sync and we took the time to row across the lake to a secluded area of the island. As Isi dug his own grave (so to speak) I was preparing the lights, doing a walk around trying to envision how I wanted the final images to look. After everything was ready a pain staking, bug biting, phobia causing burial of the model. He was buried to his nose so he can breathe, when he was ready we then covered him completely. The model slowly moved one hand then his knee the the rest of his limbs ... slowly as we tried the mimic the "Awaking statue" then we proceeded to do a few other things. This is personally one on my best collaborations with a model looking forward to more as I grow.
The shoot lasted about 35 minutes about 3 hours of prep.