Beyond Aura Photography

I was honored this weekend to be invited to sit for a series of photographs taken by my good friend Shannon Taggart. My take on her work in this series of Men/Women is that she is capturing a kaleidoscope of energetic moods. Some of her subjects look as though they have been caught in a deeply private moment of inner struggle, panic or vulnerability while others are emanating power, warmth, and sexuality. Introspection is a hallmark of many of her characters, and Shannon uses her gift with the lens and the light to mold a symbiotic psychological atmosphere.