Hi, I’m Raider
Photographing people in moments of stillness when nothing is being performed, and no explanation is needed, is what I like to photograph. My work is about presence, restraint, and the quiet tension that exists just before something is said.
My Approach
I don’t direct moments. I wait for them to happen.
At each session, I like to start with simplicity, so limited movements, lighting, and frames. This creates space for something real to surface. I’m less interested in expression than in presence, and less concerned with impact than inevitability.
When an image works, it doesn’t announce itself. It feels like it couldn’t have happened any other way.
Simple ideas
Putting limits on lens choice, lighting, and poses shifts the viewer’s attention to what is actually present.
Lasting impact
Giving moments the time to arrive is where the photograph will happen. The strongest images don’t impress. They settle in. They feel necessary.