"Beneath the Surface," is a typological portrait series which expresses the vulnerability of self depiction that exists outside of the habitual context of individual confinement. Aside from functioning a countenance of fine art portraiture, the series points to the more literal and vulnerable essence of photography, in accordance with the artist's uncomfortable connection to bare chested men, in the early stages of his childhood. It is through this association that the artist is able to insulate the project with obscure depictions of what lies beneath the surface level of distinguishable characteristics, which in turn are exposed through an ambiguous and sensitive sequence of