I have been taking Polaroid portraits for nearly twenty years and have been documenting the people of Baltimore for 6+ years. During this time, I have taken 1,000s of photos as part of this ongoing project which has resulted in two solo shows in local galleries as well as representation by Polanoir Gallery in Vienna, Austria.

My photographs document, tell stories and present questions. These photos reveal details about my friends and the people I meet. They show people the way they are and call attention to the way we can be perceived by others.

As a photographer I also shoot digital and 35mm analog film, but I have remained passionate about Polaroid. The results not only create an original one of a kind artifact, but there is also an honesty about the resulting photographs that you can only get when positioned two feet from your subject.
  • Hokusai
    Hokusai
    (detail) balsa stripes, indian ink, blue tape and spray paint on tracing paper.
  • Archiscape Windows (detail), 2008
    Archiscape Windows (detail), 2008
    O Scale Model Railroad Architectural Windows, and Rust on Styrofoam. 36" x 148" x 5" Three part wall sculpture, blurring the boundaries between landscape and architecture.
  • Ode to Anthony Van Angola
    Ode to Anthony Van Angola
    Oil, Metal Leaf on Canvas. Ode to Anthony Van Angola & Ode to Catalina Van Angola pay homage to some of the first marriages between people of color in colonial America. In these paintings, contemporary Black Americans are surrounded by symbols that harken back to that time period and the impact of slavery in America. These works are a visual representation of a history that affects the psychology and culture of people of today.
  • Broken by Ice.
    Broken by Ice.
    Steam from evaporated melt. Stems broken by ice.
  • JENNIFER
    JENNIFER
    Baltimore, MD 2009 One of the reasons I love photographing people is that I can capture that unique individuality that each person has...and what better way than with a camera that produces only a single photo, a photo as unique as the person being photographed. Jennifer fits that description and more. I love running into her and hearing about her adventures.
  • KIM
    KIM
    Baltimore, MD 2008 This was a side of Kim I had never seen. I love when I can bring that out in a photograph.
  • MATT KERN
    MATT KERN
    Baltimore, MD 2009 Photographer/Artist Matthew Kern. I need to get a photo of him with his son. A dedicated father and all around good guy.
  • JUDY
    JUDY
    San Francisco, CA 2009 There's a long story behind this photo....I'll make it short. I had known Judy in the late 80s and at the time she would refer to me as "her photographer" because I had taken photos of her a couple of times. She was a little kooky and most of the clothes she wore were leopard print...even the frames on her glasses. On a recent trip to SF, she walked by me on the street and we stopped and had a couple of sodas and caught up the best we could. That's the short version of the story.
  • Cause and Effect detail 9
    Cause and Effect detail 9
    pen and ink on hand cut denril, acrylic paint, cut phone books dipped in wax
  • Hula Hoop Girl
    Hula Hoop Girl
    I met Veronica two years in a row, hula hooping her heart out at the Sowebo Fest.
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