One Woman is an inspired collaboration between photographer and muse. Through John Botte's masterful eye, Elicia Ho, a former ballerina, has realised a lyrical, visual diary of her becoming. The result is a stunning, dual meditation on a photographer's relationship to subject and craft, and a woman's intimate, empowering exploration of her sense of self and multifaceted identity. Revealing multiple aspects of character and personality, these photographic depictions are odes to real, fictional, or historical individuals and archetypes who have inspired, formed, or shaped the life of one woman. An invitation to celebrate the many layers of one's own being, Botte's captivating photographs are accompanied by Ho's insightful capsule texts about each persona portrayed in this homage to the many and varied people who, together, form the myriad facets of one woman. Also included are technical notes by Botte detailing his exclusive choice of Leica's M Monochrom camera for this body of work, as well as his use of vintage optics for the differing moods and eras evoked in these images. AUTHORS: John Botte is the author of Aftermath: Unseen 9/11, Photos by a New York City Cop and John Botte: The 9/11 Photographs, 10th Anniversary Exhibition Folio. Exhibited internationally, his work has also appeared frequently in Rolling Stone. Born in Part Chester, New York, he lives in Seattle, Washington, and Harrison, New York. Elicia Ho was invited at the age of fifteen to join The School of American Ballet in New York City, A professional ballerina for twenty years, she now devotes her time to writing and works as a makeup artist and interior decorator. Born in Seattle, Washington, she lives in Seattle, and Harrison, New York. SELLING POINTS: A photographic and narrative investigation of female identity, a la Joyce, Tenneson, Cindy Sherman, and Annie Leibovitz Includes homages to both fictional and historical women Includes technical notes of the photographer's equipment and process From the author/photographer of an acclaimed photographic essay of September 11, 2001 50 b/w images
John Botte is the author of Aftermath: Unseen 9/11, Photos by a New York City Cop and John Botte: The 9/11 Photographs, 10th Anniversary Exhibition Folio. Exhibited internationally, his work has also appeared frequently in Rolling Stone. Born in Part Chester, New York, he lives in Seattle, Washington, and Harrison, New York. Elicia Ho was invited at the age of fifteen to join The School of American Ballet in New York City, A professional ballerina for twenty years, she now devotes her time to writing and works as a makeup artist and interior decorator. Born in Seattle, Washington, she lives in Seattle, and Harrison, New York.
Former NYPD officer John Botte never showed up to work without his Leica M camera..., an attribute that garnered him nationwide fame...with his project Aftermath: Unseen 9/11 Photos by a New York City Cop. Years later, Botte has transitioned his focus and creative vision to a profoundly intimate and personal subject: his...muse..., the former ballerina Elicia Ho. His new book, One Woman, is an ode to the vintage silhouetting of 1930s portraiture, and to real, fictional, and historical female characters. From...icons and activists like Josephine Baker and Gloria Steinem, to relatives like her American mother and Chinese aunts, Ho delves into self-exploration and empowerment to reveal her multifaceted identity...The decision to collaborate on this project came spontaneously, as Botte requested Ho pose to test out his 75mm lens one evening...Beside the images, which have a dark, quintessential film noir look, a variety of capsule texts written by Ho describe each persona along with their influence on her life.--New York Magazine
