The photographic image can be more than just a memory or pretty picture that hangs on the
wall. Photos speak, like Diane Arbus’s “Child with a toy hand grenade” , Minor White’s “Frosted
window” or James Nachtwey’s “Famine”
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Impressions of these images settle in my bones and stay with my being for lifetimes. Telling
stories visually to communicate ideas, raise awareness, give the unheard a voice, the
unnoticed a face and make the unseen visible is the reason I continue to photograph. What
excites me most is the powerful reflective quality to make us feel. Somehow connecting us to
each other, the natural world, worlds beyond and our deepest inner states of what it means
to be human.
I use monochrome for its talent to draw the eye, strength to penetrate the heart, and simple
way of expressing the duality of existence. My color images deepen into complex psychology
and subtle layers of emotion, with idea that there is always the possibility for something
greater in each moment. Techniques like shooting at night, using long or multiple exposures,
create a different sense of time, adding mystery and an element of the spiritual. Within
spaces where the unknown rules, intuition becomes the trusted guide.
What is it like to see without eyes? How can I see the infinite? What is the language of light?
My current work is driven by questions, the search for knowledge and hope for humanity.
Heavily influenced by contemplative practice and inner work. I use the lens as a tool to
reflect and reveal what is hidden in the subconscious and shine light on the human spirit,
natural intelligence and the hidden beauty of this world. With a clear mind, I discover new or
uncommon understanding, and the notion that the impossible is possible.
