August

I want to pick up a tea from Pret but I have too much camera equipment to carry the cup. I arrive at the house and ring the bell. There is a long pause and a guy answers only half awake. I learn that August is still asleep, his sister has come down the stairs to the hallway and says she will wake him. I am invited to wait upstairs in the kitchen. I decline at first and wait downstairs.

August comes down and I go up to the kitchen with him. Everyone seems hesitant and unsure and guarded but there is beautiful light in the garden I say. I like the awkwardness of the situation.

The stylist arrives and we go to get coffees and pastries. August never ends up eating his. He is gentle and kind and funny throughout the day. I like being with him. I tell him he should be an actor as he is very good at interpreting directions. I shoot for a few hours, moving location every hour.

Back home I reflect on the day; on the memory of being in the sun.

This is a portrait of a Canadian boy with DISCO, SUKI and BOY.

— Angela Hill, on the day of the shoot