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ARTIST STATEMENT
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My black and white photographs are studies in the subtle play of light as it moves across the
surface of deserts, mountains, canyons and wilderness areas.
I portray my subjects using a medium-format Hasselblad camera and fine-grained black and white film. I then control all stages of film processing and printing in my traditional darkroom, producing each image by hand on silver-based paper, then selenium toning for permanence. This process results in classic, traditional images with very fine detail and wide tonal range. Each print is then double-matted using only archival material in limited editions of twenty-five. |
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Through the making of these images,
I examine the textures and patterns which exist in nature, sometimes revealed in the low light of
deep canyons, the coarse grain of ancient, long-dead trees, or the smooth rock on the shores of
remote northern lakes. The art and architecture of prehistoric Native Americans are also the themes
of many of my studies. Recently, I have also turned my lens toward historic evidence of man's effect
upon the landscape: the Ghosts & Relics gallery portrays ghost towns, abandoned machinery,
historic artifacts and oddities, often preserved by the clean, dry environment of desert regions..