How do you think instagram has affected the field of photography? Do you instagram?
  "I am guilty of instagraming…I held out for so long, but finally broke down and got one a few months ago. I mean, it definitely cheapens photography in a sense, but at the same time all of cell phone photos that people take have to live somewhere and its is pretty entertaining to look at what all of your friends are doing around the world. I don't post that often, just when I got something realllllly good, or funny. And I don't put any of my personal art on there." What has been your favorite project so far and why? "My body of work, entitled Between Us. It's just all photos of friends and nothing is staged or anything like that. I suppose you could say it's almost documentary style work in a sense. A lot of the photos from this series were used for a 'zine by the German publisher Pogo Books."

What can we look forward to from you in terms of future projects? "Right now I'm finishing the proof to my new book entitled 13, that's being published by Glassine Box. Its a lot of photos from the past two years. It should be out by the end of the year and I'm going to do a little solo show to coincide with the release. Also, I'm beginning to work on new series of studio nudes. Every great photographer has done it, but I have a few ideas to put my mark on the photos. I've really been enjoying exploring some of the themes of my work, things like youth and romance, but in the controlled environment of the studio."

What is one thing you remind yourself every day?  "Life is fragile."

Photo: Courtesy of Chad Moore