La Jolla street portraits

During a visit to my home state Southern California, I stood daily with my camera in busy public areas where I talked to and photographed women passing by. The portraits were made within a few minutes of our first meeting and are a study of my fascination for beauty ideals and the outward appearance of people.In 2004 the magazine Vrij Nederland published a four-page spread entitled: 'Everyone will be beautiful,' with text by Tanny Dobbelaar in their summer issue.In 2005 The portraits were shown during the Dutch photography festival BredaPhoto entitled: 'Reconstructed Beauty.'The prints for this exhibition were made possible by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds/Tijlfonds.