I am a collector of light. I strive for starkness filled with infinite depth. The hands-on process of developing film and making prints, foster a connection between my visions and the noble metal on paper. Through photography, I experience connections flowing back and forth between varied juxtaposed elements. I attempt to capture and hold fast these elements that take the form of oscillating objects yearning for an expansive environment. Within my vision there is an affinity for the natural world. This affinity slowly strengthens over time as the whole creation becomes greater than the sum of its individual parts. We are individually responsible for the preservation of our planet.
I gravitate toward far-reaching skies and intricate landscapes. My desire is to challenge the viewer to reevaluate their presuppositions and feel what it is like to view things from outside. I am building a new reality; a reality that is the viewer’s invitation to introspection. The circle feels complete when coupling analog waves and digital zeros/ones. I struggle to get it right but when I do, it’s for a hundred years.
Education
2019 Associate of Applied Science Degree in Graphic Design with a Specialization in Multimedia, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA
2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
1989 Master of Education, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1986 Bachelor of Science in Educational Leadership Services with a minor in Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
1984 Shodan, Butoku-Kai USA Division, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Selected Group Exhibitions
Times Square — Best of Show | 18th Annual Photography Exhibition 2024. Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA.
Radius 250 2022 | 9th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition, 2022. Artspace, Richmond, VA.
NSEW: Divided by Land | United by Film, 2016. Kransberg Arts Center, Saint Louis, MO.
32nd Annual Juried Photography Exhibit, 2016. Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA.
45th Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition, 2016. Tidewater Community College Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA.
Norfolk Society for Cemetery Conservation Cemeteriescape, 2014 & 2013. Selden Arcade, Norfolk, VA.
Group Publications
Poem — i wish i could speak in technicolor & Pinhole Photographs/January 2025. Pinhole Poetry, Issue 3.4.
The Living Pinhole Camera March 2024. The Hand Magazine, Issue 44.
Poem — enter my soft world & Pinhole Photograph — Ocracoke/April 2023. Pinhole Poetry, Issue 2.1.
Photography Association Creatus October/November 2017. BLUR Magazine, Issue 57.
Tidewater Community College 2017. Three Forty High Street Student Art Magazine.
Slinsky, Kier (Ed) 2017. The f/D Book of Pinhole. Cleveland: Suggestive Press.
Kline, Cameron (Ed) 2016. NSEW 2016 Film Shooters Collective. Blurb.
