About My Work

Capturing subjects hidden in plain sight is a common thread in much of my photo-based imagery. My goal is to artfully capture these subjects in an effort to document the visual stories of overlooked, abandoned, or neglected subjects, using a mixture of art, documentary, as well as nostalgia. By focusing on these objects, elevating their importance, and surveying issues that represent change, growth, decay, renewal, and abandonment, these subjects become a visual exploration of changing landscapes, livelihoods, and ways of life; especially in rural areas.

Starting the Photography Journey

I began my journey as a photographer when I enrolled in analogue photography courses while attending college in the 1980’s. After college, I took a break from photography as I focused on corporate jobs. The gift of a digital camera decades later reminded me how much I missed a camera in my hand, as well as my passion for creating images. I soon discovered that, in my absence from photography, the process had completely changed from the days of film and darkrooms. In many ways, this rekindled interest required me to re-learn photography anew. So, I set about devoting countless hours of learning, experimenting, and exploring. I often describe this journey as both a joy, as well as a challenge, and I feel the more I learn, the more there is to learn. Somehow, this challenge keeps me motivated and continues to spark my curiosity and creativity… and, yes, this is the best “job” of my life.

Looking Forward

My goal is to continually learn and grow as an artist. Moving forward, I am interested in incorporating historical photographic processes into my work as a way of marrying the old and the new. Somehow, there seems to be some symmetry in exploring these processes with my particular subject matter, as well as a way of symbolically completing the circle that is my personal journey of analogue photography, to digital photography, to some form of hybrid photography.

Wishing you vision for what is hidden in plain sight,

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