“Until starting this project, I didn’t really talk much to many of the models. Our relationship is all about the photography, which I see as being much deeper than conversations. With Ira, I feel that in particular.”

“Mozacko is one of the people I have been photographing since the beginning like ‘Frenchy.’ He is also very difficult to communicate with. He repeats the same things: ‘I was a jockey; I rode horses. My mom is dead.’”

“I’ve known Dale for over 15 years. He is a bass player. He told me he once played with Mandingo Brass. Other people I know have also said he was an incredible bass player.”