The Present Company Project

I met the lovely Amber Byrne Mahoney a few months ago and we formed an immediate bond based on some not-so-pretty parts of our pasts. (In my opinion those are the best friendships.) Amber is a truly amazing person, all crammed into a pixie-sized frame with some serious doe eyes. She’s the kind of person who sends your mom cookies before a major surgery and the kind of person who can see into your soul through the lens of her camera. In this case an old Polaroid with expired film in my hotel room in Chelsea.

I was lucky enough to be a part of Amber’s on-going The Present Company Project where she steps out of her comfort zone to ask complete strangers or people she doesn’t know well to take their picture and ask them a question. It’s an amazing and beautiful undertaking, just like the lady behind the camera. The photo she snapped of me isn’t me looking my best, but it is me looking my most honest.

All photos ©Amber Byrne Mahoney