11-NOV-2007
Morning thoughts, Farmington, New Mexico, 2007
I found this man having breakfast at a pancake house in the town of Farmington, New Mexico. It was a cold sunny morning, and its big windows were rich in golden condensation. For this customer, it seemed a place for dreams as much as a place for pancakes. Metering on the window, I was able to remove all detail from his face, creating a silhouette. By abstracting him in this way, we are less likely to think of what he may look like, and more likely to think about what might be going though his mind. His hand to chin gesture and the angle of his head suggest that he may be daydreaming at this moment. The faint vision of a building in the steamy window adds context for such dreams. And the golden color implies that his thoughts are perhaps more positive than negative.