About Stephen

My work explores the space between the visible and the imagined—where landscapes become layered memories and light dissolves the boundaries between subject and space. Using both analog and digital processes, I construct photographic compositions that are not merely captured moments, but built experiences shaped by texture, form, and time.

Like a painter with pigment, I layer elements from the natural world—water, flowers, minerals, the human form—into surreal… more

Human Nature

A earlier body of work layering images of human figures and flowers done in analog, concentrating on strong colors and composition. The work is a complement to the macro flower paintings of artist Georgia O'Keefe. Her work was my inspiration and the beginning of the study that I'm doing today.

  • Surrounded.jpg
    Surrounded.jpg
    Soft blend of an form , hands sweeping the body encased in the flow of a petal.
  • Petel Wear.jpg
    Petel Wear.jpg
    Layered flower petal and human figure combined on analog media, so Georgia O'Keefe
  • With Wings.jpg
    With Wings.jpg
    Another of my analog images that layer flowers and figures that are a tribute to Georgia O'Keefe.
  • Iris.jpg
    Iris.jpg
    Marry a photo of an Iris with a human torso done with B&W film and polaroid color film.
  • Pirouette.jpg
    Pirouette.jpg
    Play of shapes and textures caused by using color polaroid film and infra-red B&W film.
  • Hug1.jpg
    Hug1.jpg
    C flower petal close-up forms the backdrop to a woman in a man's embrace.
  • Stillness.jpg
    Stillness.jpg
    Body floating as if in deep dream floating through space and time.
  • Flight.jpg
    Flight.jpg
    Another in a series of human figures blending with tight flower photographs.