Artist Statement
I've never thought of myself as a "nature photographer" -- that term brings to mind the Sierra Club calendars my mom always hung on the wall, image after image of perfectly exposed, perfectly sharp mountain landscapes -- but it always seemed very impersonal, a distant and idealized land. I am more interested in a personal connection with the world around me, uncovering an intimacy with it, and breaking down (false) divisions between the natural and human -- attempting to see nature from the INSIDE, and interacting with it, rather than simply admiring from afar.
Process Statement
I am a self-taught photographer, and shoot mostly film, for its wonderful depth and quality of light. I use a wide variety of cameras, including a beast of a Hasselblad, several polaroids, and my grandfather's Rolleiflex. I believe the camera can often show something that we cannot necessarily see with our eyes alone -- somehow it's revealing more layers or aspects of what a thing or a place truly IS -- hence I enjoy exploring with multiple cameras/film types, as there's never just a single view to be "captured" or pinned down like a museum specimen.
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