'I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.'
Nathaniel Hawthorne
There is something beautifully powerful, and also beautifully fleeting, about the late October and early November sun. During the summer, the sun's heat cascades over skin already warm and moist from the hot and humid round the clock temperatures.
By mid to late October, although still officially Autumn, winter winds have set in, and throughout most of the winter, the sun's heat, although still warm, can't compete with snow, ice and sub zero temperatures.
There is however, that brief, but beautiful window in mid Autumn. Brisk fall days that are cool, but not too cold. The heat from the sun still has the strength to sensually warm the skin as it cascades over the body. It's an exhilarating sensation, one that energizes, excites and stimulates the body move and dance in the brief moments in time before the window to winter takes over.
Two artists took advantage of this window, heading to the roof to creatively tap into the energy of the Autumnal sun and sky. Photographer Richard Rothstein and model Sergey Sheptun headed to the roof top on two separate fall day. The first, in late October, produced this set of stunning images, and the second, took place in early November. To see the results from the second shoot, check them out on Page 2 HERE:
'Sergey has become a very close friend. Sergey is completely uninhibited and always up to try new things and quite often coming up with new things on his own. He’s also one of the most agile and graceful men I’ve ever known; he’s a professional dancer and is able to communicate emotions and thoughts with his body and the movement of his body that very few models can achieve. He speaks with his body.'
'I really feel like the camera is engaged in a passionate conversation when we shoot. And I think that is because of the connection between us and the affection between us. When we work together there’s a really special chemistry that blends humor, wit, sensuality and imagination. We are working to create something beautifully surrealistic, but we also work to please each other. All of that makes our collaboration special and surprising—at least for us.'
'The roof in these images is our roof. We live in the same building in Manhattan...so the roof shoots have been mostly spontaneous. The mood hits and we’re up there. It’s like shooting in the clouds.'
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