My photography work takes me to a lot of places.
In my elementary school yearbook, I wrote that I wanted to be a photographer. To this day I can still recall the somewhat surprised reactions to my unusual choice by the adults present. I think in this day and age, children with similar aspirations might substitute “YouTuber” for “photographer”, but the concept is the same.
For the most part, I was able to realize the dream of my youth. Though there are a variety of photographers and I’m not the type I imagined as a child, I encounter many people, things, and scenes and snap shots of those that inspire me. That is essentially what I wanted to do as a kid.
Currently, I am accompanied on shoots by my two young apprentices. In guiding them, I feel I pay homage to the instructor I learned from in my 20s.
In these pages, I share their photos alongside my own. These exhibit the manner in which we each personally translate a subject through our own eyes to present it in a two dimensional monochrome print. I don’t plan on letting them overtake me anytime soon, but I must admit, I am encouraged to see their skills adeptly developing.