So says Phillip Toledano, a man that left advertising for photography.
He photographs from the heart. I admire that. You may know him from his site, Days with My Father, in which he documents his last days with his declining Dad, a heart breaking drama in which you already know the end but it’s still emotional. My mother and aunty cried when I sent the site to them. It touched me, even though I couldn’t relate his story to any of my experiences.
© Phillip Toldano
His photography ranges from an inside look at phone sex operators to disturbingly empty office buildings, whatever he’s photographing, you can see what he’s thinking in his images. I like that.
His biography reads: “I believe that everything should start with an idea, whether it be a single idea, or a series. I also believe that a photograph should be an unfinished sentence. There should be space for questions.”
What more is there to say?