Most people only ever see the final portrait – the one image that makes it into the exhibition, the magazine, or my website. But what happens before that? How is the decision made, which photo deserves to be the one? In this blog post, I’m sharing a glimpse into that process – using two concrete examples of image selections taken straight from my contact sheets.

If you’re a registered Member, you’ll regularly get access to exactly this kind of behind-the-scenes content: unpublished images, insights into how I develop visual ideas, creative decisions, and technical choices. It’s a space for anyone curious about how portrait photography really works – from the first click to the final frame.

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