Statement

I evolved from the experimental strain of photography. My teachers included Jerry Uelsmann and Robert Fichter as well many others. Experimentation continues to be an important part of my practice.

I am fascinated by the history of photography, but not as a temple. Instead as a resource to draw upon for inspiration. My work is heavily informed by the history of photography. I have a relentless and constant curiosity about the conversation that is the history of photography. How can I contribute to, and be included in, that long conversation.

I’m proud to call myself a photographer, I love photography. I love cameras of all kinds from pinhole to iPhone to 35mm to DSLRs to 4x5 and 8x10 sheet film cameras to the 20x24 Polaroid. I love the process of photography from 19th century techniques to mid 20th century darkroom techniques to digital image processing. I prefer the look and feel of analog prints. I have a particular fondness for the platinum/palladium process but other analog and digital processes have their own sense of satisfaction as well.

I have a dual passion for making pictures: Landscapes and studio still lifes. Even 30+ years ago in grad school I did two major projects; one was in the studio and the other was in the landscape. I tend to alternate between these two practices to this day. Work comes from working. Making it is it’s own reward.

Most of my recent work work is an allegory for aging. The sublime landscape symbolizing my insignificant puniness in the vast universe. The ruin acts as a metaphor for aging.

Each of these projects have project statements, please ask if interested.