I’m glad I brought my new Petzval 58 lens to Brooklyn. I took it out and put it on my black and white camera (monochrome) I think there are fewer things that are more intimate than a mother feeding her child, and this was the feeling I hoped to capture. There was no natural light in the room and I had to choose the right aperture plate and focus.

I thought this was exactly the feeling I was looking for, Robin watching me and pointing, Emma holding her comfortably and naturally, the window offering what little natural light there is in an apartment in Brooklyn. The Petzval captures a feeling as no other lens I know or have had. I am in love with Russian glass.

And I love taking this portrait of two women that I love so dearly. I think the best portraits are of people you love.