Self-Assigned projects fuel my photographic soul. The genesis is always writing, or what I call ‘scheming with words’. Once a thematic direction has come to life, I begin to visualize the images. Not the other way around! This is my process and reflects the fact that my career and journey as a photographer and filmmaker emerged from a not quite developed persona as a writer. That’s a story for another day…This an outtake from a series created as part of a direct mail campaign based on scents, and the overall project was called ‘Scratch and Sniff’. Before you go ‘there’, please know that the aroma brought to photographic life here was ‘Baby Powder’. Chafing and all that. I worked with a stylist who found the over-sized underwear that we hung in the breeze. The backyard of a typical LA tract house provided the environment. I believe the official name of this gear is ‘Athletic Supporter’, although there’s another slang term that became the moniker for accomplished athletes in general. You probably know what I’m talking about. No fabric softener needed.