statement

January 2010

When we let nature do its thing, it tends to wow us. Yet, aesthetic beauty in natural forms often finds itself confined by clichéd expression. My intent is not to work within the trappings of “nature photography” or necessarily toward a “deeper exploration” of our relationship to nature. Simply, I pursue the natural world’s inherent power to give us wondrous new realities when we do something so simple as have a closer look. Integrating the experience of these observations with one’s personal relationship to the outside world is an intimate process that the viewer best achieves alone.

I work primarily with macro lenses in a digital system. While some subjects are deliberately arranged, I strive to avoid manipulation beyond what can be reasonably achieved in a traditional darkroom. The results of actions according to physical and biological laws are impressive enough by themselves.