"One should photograph objects, not only for what they are but for what else they are"

-Minor White

The Kami Series:

In my photographic practice, I find myself in places that draw me closer to something greater than myself. It can be an urban gutter or a pristine forest. The Kami, like other mythical beings, provide a variety of lenses to help us comprehend the phenomena of our world.

Kami is from the Japanese Shinto philosophy, which, in broad terms, means “a life- force energy that resides in all things.” The sun, moon, mountains, and ocean are considered a Kami, as well as smaller things, such as stones, dirt, creeks, and other natural objects. There are some Kami that are associated with certain locations, and others that reflect more humanist traits. One could compare Kami with other concepts such as spirits, fairies, nymphs, ghosts, or supernatural beings.

Speaking Surfaces captures a life presence found in rocks, streams, puddles, leaves, and other earthly environments. Very little post image processing. Compositions composed by camera angle and working with time of day.

Speaking Surfaces Exhibition.
Stevenson University 2015

(14) Archival Pigment Prints.
Mounted on Sintra. 48"x 36"

I transformed Stevenson's University gallery into a ‘living’ space full of windows that open into worlds of colorful, figurative, textural, and atmospheric scenes. I provided a calming, yet energetic, sanctuary where viewers were transported into mysterious, unbelievable, and extraordinary places.

This series portrays an existence of figurative beings, landscapes, and dream realities that can be found by closely observing the surfaces of the natural world. These prints capture the life presence found in rocks, streams, puddles, leaves, and other organic places. This body of photographs began in the mountains of Northwestern Vermont in 2011 and continues into the parks of Central and Western Maryland.

Very little post image processing was used to create these prints. Compositions were composed by camera angles, point of view, and working with the time of day.

Speaking Surfaces captures a life presence found in rocks, streams, puddles, leaves, and other earthly environments. Very little post image processing. Compositions composed by camera angle and working with time of day.

I've spent many years walking around the streets of Baltimore looking for signs of the cosmos, and vast landscapes in gutters, alleys, sidewalks, streets, puddles, and other post-industrial surfaces.

I've exhibited these images as large-scale prints, and also integrated them into mixed-media installations.

Stream box was created with a cardboard box taped shut with a multi layered video looping inside. Viewers can hear layers of flowing water from outside of the sculpture.

Stream Box is usually placed on a floor. Participants hear water sounds and eventually end up on their knees looking through the hole.

This piece incorporates an I Pod Nano to illustrate sound and visual motion.

Stream Box can be placed in a variety of environments such as: sidewalks, steps, closets, and many other unassuming locations. It can be operated on a continuous loop with an electrical outlet for long periods of time. It can also function using the device's battery power. For example: It can be displayed on public transportation, in parks, or other public locations.

Cardboard Bodhi was a multimedia exhibition that utilized installation/sculpture, video, performance, cardboard boxes, digital photography, and other materials to portray complex perceptions. Inspired by pollution, consumption, poverty, religion, and mental illness, I created a space that challenged the viewer to be both introspective and to view the world differently. The title of the show, Cardboard Bodhi, was a reference to two concepts. Cardboard is a symbol of modern consumption and waste ? it is a temporal material that is used to contain objects and, at times, provides shelter for homeless people. Bodhi means "enlightenment" in the Buddhist tradition, and together, the terms refer to finding beauty within the ugly and finding peace and epiphanies in undesirable places.

Digital Video