Statement

I'm interested in the cyclical nature of progress, and the constancy of change. I studied photography in the late 90's and early 2000s, when digital media were starting to replace film and the shift to the information age was taking hold. The awareness of a newer, faster, more connected millennial culture was everywhere, and artists acknowledged the changes with a return to analog processes. Many of my images are made with film cameras and printed in nineteenth century processes. Technique, format, and craft are central to my work.

My current work explores man's collision with the natural world and the resulting changes. There is quiet drama all around us, microcosms and ecosystems of startling complexity which have a unique order, always in motion.

The proliferation of Canada Geese in urban locations fascinates me. They were under threat of extinction in the 1960's but due to their protected status they rallied and increased their numbers exponentially, so much so that they're now considered a nuisance by many. This seems like a uniquely human problem.

The Eastern Black Swallowtail is a species of butterfly, life-affirming and also fragile and beautiful in its symbiosis with plants. I found a swallowtail caterpillar on a parsley plant one day and fell down a rabbit hole of information about these amazing creatures, learning uncomfortable truths about myself in the process.