When We Are is a visual study of women and men portrayed at the very instant of waking up. It consists of 80 still photographs taken in one of the most private settings, the bedroom, and one of the most intimate moments in time, the late night or early morning. Facing the eye of the camera, participants are caught in a pivotal juncture, on the borderline between two states of consciousness. They are met in an unguarded moment, shifting the focus from who they are to when they are. Since awake and conscious is tantamount to real in our particular culture, what relevance are we willing to give the state of transition depicted here?