I am drawn to desolate landscapes. For me, making images is a meditation of sorts, a search for truth. While I am intrigued by the formal qualities of the areas I photograph, there’s something about making photographs in the land, which releases my innermost thoughts and transfers them to my photographs.
I have been pretty much obsessed with true infrared film for over 20 years (even though the real thing isn't available in stores anymore), but what got me hooked on it (at least the way I use it), is that it basically turned the world inside out and exposed what the naked eye couldn't see - both figuratively and literally/visually. And that's the lens based medium that translates my work most accurately. (although traditional b&w does as well, it's just a lot more subtle.)
Further, the darkroom is where I learn about the subconscious aspect of my images. All of my photographs are essentially subconscious self-portraits; The more I print, the more I start to see the part of me that was unconsciously exposed, and that revelation is largely what my work is about.
[Making this series was basically how I pulled myself together after the heartbreaking loss of my mother, which could have (and should have) been prevented, so it was an extra tough pill to swallow. It also happens to be the first full series I printed, in a NYC darkroom.]
I will add more images from the series, as these begin to sell (and when I get some work done on my darkroom, in the case of printing fresh copies.
