The Tucson Portrait Project set out in 2008 to photograph over 7,000 people at various events in the Tucson area. These photographs were edited down to just over 6,000 and were photographically applied to tile for the entrances to the new, downtown 4th Avenue Underpass.

Darren Clark and Gary Patch spent over six months shooting, editing and managing the images and information for this enormous undertaking.

In the Conrad Wilde show, they share a few of their favorite portraits taken for the project.

Darren Clark – Artist Statement

We all want to be part of something bigger than ourselves and at the same time be a standout individual. We all want to look appealing – I get it. And I tried to incorporate those desires in the mere seconds people stood in front of the camera. But my primary concern was breaking through those rehearsed attempts at beauty to find something intimate that only you could offer.

To those who granted me access,
Thank you.