THE ‘FREJA’ LACED ZIP BOOTS BY ALEXANDER WANG

STUDDED PLATFORMS BY PRADA

J.W. ANDERSON’S ‘CARAVAN’ BOOT

GUCCI’S TOWERING PEEP TOE BOOTIES

CHEETAH PRINT ANKLE BOOTS BY CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

I’M GOING TO DO SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY TODAY: TALK ABOUT MY PHOTOS. I DON’T EVER REALLY LIKE TO ELABORATE ABOUT MY PHOTOS JUST BECAUSE I HATE WRITING BUT TODAY I’M FEELING ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE AMAZING MOMENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THIS PAST YEAR AND BY THAT, I’M REFERRING TO THOSE MOMENTS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE ON FILM. I WON’T GET INTO JUST YET BUT WHAT EXCITES ME THE MOST STILL TO THIS DAY IS BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO.

TO GET THINGS STARTED, LET’S BEGIN WITH SHOES. YES, SHOES ARE INDEED ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS TO PHOTOGRAPH. I’M BEST KNOWN AS THE SHOE FETISHIST OR SHOE PORNOGRAPHER TO MOST PEOPLE WHO COME VISIT MY BLOG. I LOVE SHOES DON’T GET ME WRONG BUT WHAT REALLY INSPIRED ME TO START PHOTOGRAPHING SHOES WERE MOMENTS LIKE THESE TWO IN PARTICULAR. OUT OF ALL THE IMAGES OF BEAUTIFUL SHOES I’VE PHOTOGRAPHED THIS PAST YEAR, I CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT THESE TWO JUST BECAUSE THEY CAPTURE WHAT ONE FAILS TO SEE AMIDST ALL THE CHAOS. THERE’S SOMETHING QUITE PERVERSE AND GRATIFYING ABOUT GETTING INTO AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION TO PHOTOGRAPH A SHOE AT IT’S BEST AND WORST. BASICALLY YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. WHETHER I’M KNEELING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A STAMPEDE OR OBNOXIOUSLY CHASING AFTER A COMPLETE STRANGER, I GET MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE THRILL OF CAPTURING AN IMAGE THAT MAY UNPREDICTABLY TURN OUT BETTER THAN EXPECTED. THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF IT REALLY; YOU JUST HAVE TO RISK IT, POINT AND CLICK AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

BONDAGE STRAPPY SANDALS BY GIVENCHY