I had an opportunity to document one of the ceremonies behind the New York Fashion Week: a casting call, in which hundreds of models line up to be sized up by a casting director. They’re asked to look natural (i.e. not overdo makeup) and let down their hair, and then show their walk.

This casting call was held by Andrew Weir and his ACW Worldwide at the Hudson Hotel. Even though I was documenting the day rather than taking formal portraits, I don’t think there was a minute in which the models weren’t in some kind of pose, subconscious or not, when they sensed a camera near them.

See more of my photos from Fashion Week.