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I first met Maxim three years ago in Austin where I was the set photographer for Mosdeux's THE DEAF FAMILY film. Maxim was nothing but a bundle of great times throughout our three weeks of filming. I had not seen him since then until this week! He has an amazing gig as one of the clowns for the Cirque Du Soleil show, Alegria! We will be going catch him this coming Friday at 7:30pm. It starts tonight with their first Baton Rouge performance at the River Center in downtown! If you haven't - go buy your tickets here.
He came and stayed with us for two nights so of course, I took advantage of having another artist in my home and put him in front of my lens! He is a well known mime in the deaf community, and known for his amazing facial expressions/outlandish performances..... so I wanted to get the total opposite.
I am in love with these images. They're simple, striking, and make you just stare. They're borderline creepy/sinister looking but he has an amazing soul. A gentle one.
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hes a brilliant actor.. even tho hes not acting in these pixs, he kind of is-- he looks so tough in these pixs but hes really a gentle soul like you said :) i enjoyed having him around!!!!!! proud to know him too!
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