Most recent experiments made in my bathroom.

A few instant film shots from 2017.

Human subjects, [more importantly: models], are something new to me. I've spent so much time studying light and composition in these abandoned buildings, it seemed that I needed to expand my thought process. I began using myself as a subject to blend myself in to a composed shot. I study my body's position and trying to understand how it can be used to 'properly' blend a human's form into a factory, mill, hospital, sanitarium etc...

There's something special to me about the Polaroid process. It's a very personal medium, almost secretive. The characteristics, tones and contrast of each film can give the subject a different mood, or enhance certain aspects of the photo. I've been using these films long enough to have a good understanding of what kind of effects I will get, or what kind of effects I can achieve by manipulating the process of each photo. You will often see me carrying around several different cameras and several different film types. When I study a subject, I am often visualizing it within the characteristics of each film type, before pressing the shutter.

Collection of some of the favorite places I've had a chance to see. Some have since been demolished.

Rusted equipment, cracked windows, oil, grease, these places are now large, rusted bird houses.

You can usually spend a lot of time in these places. Take a seat and pick up a patient's file that you'll find blowing around on the floor. You'll hear real stories about patients that were once being 'helped' in these institutions. I will wander alone for hours.

Photographic series documenting abandoned resorts in New York. Most taken in resorts that remain a part of the Borscht Belt; a once popular travel spot for New York City Jews.