The photographer capturing people naked on their couch (nsfw):
"Despite how cliché it might sound, I believe you can find inspiration in almost everything," Dana says."It's a theory that has proven true over the years. For me, it's the beauty and subtleties you find everywhere. Whether it's wrinkles on an old lady’s face, a toothless smile, a redhead freckled kid, or even a super-hairy, speedo wearing guy at the beach. I usually find myself most inspired when I hit rock bottom.
It was then that Dana came up with the idea to photograph people one-on-one, from a safe distance, on their couch -- naked."Our homes are the most intimate places for us, the places where we shed our outer masks -- quite literally, these days," she says."As someone who had initially planned to be stuck to her couch [during] isolation, it seemed like a good place to start. The type of nudity she was looking for had to be quiet and intimate, rather than full-frontal or provocative.
Initially, she had no idea who would agree to this format, so she started off shooting people she knew -- close friends who would immediately say yes, no questions asked. But then, after putting the word on social media, numerous messages started pouring in of people wanting to participate."From then on, I guess it kind of snowballed," Dana says."People I photographed told other people, and those people contacted me.
The result is a candid documentary project, providing a charming glimpse into the lives of people who might be separated by distance, but are experiencing exactly the same thing as you: long, languid days spent indoors."So far I have photographed over 80 people and I intend to continue shooting as long as we are in lockdown,” she says. “The stories I’ve heard and the many words I exchanged with these people during this project will remain with me long afterwards.
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