Our eyes are often attracted to the face first. Being very social beings, we read emotions and stories on faces all day long. But what we may often neglect in our portrait photography are the clues that seep into us more subconsciously — the context clues. While elements like what a person is wearing, their body language, the scene and objects around them often tell us much of the story, the face may tell us how they're feeling about that story.

There has always been something intriguing to me about faceless portraits. Without the face, it's easier to for us to place ourselves, our friends, or our family members into the image, into the story. It leaves room for interpretation and keeps the image mysterious enough for me to want to look harder and longer.