RESUMÉ
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| Click here to download Resumé (PDF). Bio My mother was a painter. When I was a child and would ask what her painting was a picture of, she’d reply that her picture isn’t of something, it just is. She would challenge me to see differently and to look beyond the apparent. From her and her abstract paintings, I learned that the world around us is a jumping off point for image making. This knowledge was empowering when I got my first good camera as a teenager and would conjure my own imagery from the woods and undeveloped areas around our home. My shooting process, besides including a canoe, insect repellant and a packed lunch, involves extensive staring. I immerse myself in my surroundings and see as hard as I can. This becomes a nearly meditative state; I am blissfully and totally focused on the moment and what’s around me. With my photography, I seek to go beyond mere literal description and to really know a place. The language I use consists of branches, trunks, leaves, clouds, water, light and shadow. What I’m interested in discussing are the dynamics at play in the natural world; how the chaos we see in the natural world is a record of interdependence, competition, survival, and mortality. I simply try to honor my subject, to show what is greater and more interesting than we are in the hope of gaining a sense of inclusion and understanding. I live and work in New York City and have been teaching at the International Center of Photography since 2001. My work is represented by Clayton Galleries in Tampa, FL and by the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery in Atlanta, GA. |