Gaston Shutters
Pinstripes and Shade · New York

Chapter One · New York, Frankfurt, Switzerland

Strangers

I ask. It takes a sentence and about forty seconds, and the frame I keep is almost always the one right after they stop posing. Available light, no setup, nothing borrowed from a studio.

In public, or with permission.
78 frames · not for sale, why

Butterfly Frames · New York
Close Quarters · New York
The Long Pause · New York
Smoke and Rings · New York
Winter Issue · New York
The Good Word · New York
Ushanka · New York
Cigarette, Held · New York
The Showman · New York
Field Tester · New York
Shooting the Shooter · New York
The Bookshop Thinker · New York
Silk on the Waterfront · New York
Behind the Fence · New York
Mo Mi · New York
The Butcher's Doorway · New York
Under the Bucket Hat · New York
All That Hair · New York
The Fringe · New York
Under the Spokes · New York
The Bow Tie · New York
Locs and Lapels · New York
Leather and Chains · New York
The Morning Edition · New York
Cap and Balaclava · New York
Butterflies and Checks · New York
Caught Laughing · New York
The Long Lean · New York
On the Beat · New York
The Long Grey Beard · New York
Holding the Line · New York
Plaid, Mid-Thought · New York
The Kind Eye · Frankfurt
The Slow Exhale · Frankfurt
The Bench Recliner · New York
The Trilby · New York
Two Cameras · New York
Outside the Awning · New York
Under the Fire Escapes · New York
Studs and Spikes · New York
The Head Cam · New York
Wide Brim · New York
The Big Frames · New York
The Bell of the Horn · New York
Tipping the Brim · New York
Crown of Flowers · New York
The Parcel · New York
Taking the Call · New York
Mid-Sentence · New York
Cigar and Broadsheet · New York
Cans and Whiskers · New York
Sitting It Out · New York
Leopard and Straw · New York
Earphones In · New York
The Beanie · New York
Wide Hat, Narrow Light · New York
The Doorman's Grin · New York
One More Cigarette · Switzerland
Profile with Smoke · Chicago
The Horn Player · New York
Cold Breath · New York
Night Glasses · New York
The Full Laugh · New York
White Fedora · Miami
Flat Cap, Full Beard · Paris
Neon and Nicotine · New York
Out of the Cab · New York
The Long Drag · Switzerland
Wall and Shades · Switzerland
The First Light · Switzerland
Under the Ironwork · Switzerland
The Headwrap · Switzerland
Workwear · New York
The Lean of the Building · New York
Cigarette Against the Glass · New York
Goggles Up · New York · Chinatown
That One, There · New York · Chinatown

Not for sale

These are portraits captured in public places or with the permission of their subject. Showing the work is one thing, selling someone’s face is another, so this chapter is a showcase and nothing in it is available as a print.

The Wait and Against the Light are available as prints. Sizes, paper and how to order.