About the picture: Learning the part means more than just memorizing lines; it is about immersing yourself fully in the heart and soul of someone else for a while. It is an early morning task familiar to anyone who performs onstage.

About the project: Rated PJ is a yearlong photography project that explores the question of what motivates certain people to wake up earlier (or stay up later) than others. What I am hoping to catch a glimpse of in this series of portraits is the transition area where the extraordinary and the everyday meet.

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