“The most delicate objects, the small pebbles under the water by the shore, and the different degrees of transparency they give to the water, everything is reproduced with an unbelievable exactitude. But our astonishment redoubles when we take a magnifying glass and discover, especially in the foliage of the trees, an immense amount of such fine detail that would be impossible for the naked eye to capture on its own.” In my own work there is a constant joy in the act of discovery, whether it be in finding an extraordinary subject in the natural landscape, or in printmaking when a small detail in the scene is revealed in printing that was not noticed in image capture.

I am captivated by the ability of the lens to gather light from objects in the world, and to expand this image to a detailed and precise rendering of nature. Photography always begins with something that is real, and this for me is one of its greatest strength, and what sets it apart from other forms of the Visual Arts, like painting, which have an internal origin.

Printmaking is as important for me as seeing and discovery. Much of my work is done with 19th century hand made photographic processes, primarily carbon transfer. I am fascinated by these historical tools, and with analog photography, but I am also intrigued with the creative possibilities of digital work. The result is that my work is hybrid in nature, and attempts to combine the best features of analog and digital.