“We wander in a frenzy and a dream.” – Jack Kerouac, On the Road.
I wander both loud, crowded city streets and abandoned quiet trails, listening to the voices that come not just from the people surrounding me, but from the bricks, land, trees, and stones. At a young age, I fell in love with the imagery and language of high-contrast black-and-white modernist photography. I connected with the beauty and mystery often found within the landscape images of photographers like TimothyO’Sullivan, Paul Strand, Edward Weston and Minor White.
Growing up in a bi-racial & bi-cultural home, splitting my time between the lively streets of New York and the ranch country in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, I felt like an outsider living on the margins of both worlds. In this role as an observer, I found a voice through my camera, turning the gaze of the lens towards both the natural and social landscapes.
My photographs tell the story of a wanderer, and at times, of the loneliness of an outsider. Through my landscape photography I attempt to explore the perseverance of the human spirit, despite the frequent absence of a figure within the imagery. Combining the language of black-and-white modernist photography and intaglio printmaking techniques, I hope to engage with a unique narrative of land and cityscapes. Most recently, I have begun to turn the lens inward and explore more abstract forms of landscape and portraiture using a range of printmaking techniques.
Media Gallery
Two Pieces included in the "Staff Art Exhibition" (Summer 2013)(Intaglio Copper Solarplate Etching on BFK Rives Paper.)
