His workflow is highly collaborative, as he allows idea generation to stem from discussions with his artists. And by working with artists, he was granted significant creative lead. I have noticed this too, with my initial shoots. That working with fellow artists provides opportunity for far more possibilities, simply because they get it. They understand what you are trying to achieve, and understand even the little things, like needing to move a distraction from the background, far more than usual subjects. There is capacity for dialogue.

Majoli’s personal body of work, is largely of a conceptual nature, and with his subject’s preconceived understanding of this, creativity was able to surface at a higher level.

“The artists saw my photography, and some of my conceptual work. They were excited because maybe they didn’t know what I would come up with. Sometimes they would be sceptical, but they were also intrigued and interested in being more experimental.”

For Majoli, dialogue is a critical part of the portrait process, be it through a conversation or shared activities.

“Even when I have my camera in front of a person, the person can collaborate with me by suggesting a set-up they would like to try,” he says. “We go from there to another place — that is the best part: just to be free to express ourselves. It has to be a picture of two people, not only one. Then the cross-over of two personalities materializes in the work.”

Majoli discusses the value in the results that come from collaboration. Where elements from both parties combine to form a visual correspondents and story of sorts.