My photography explores the present moment. The present moment is the ultimate oxymoron. It is both fleeting and eternal. The present is the only thing we have — it is always the present moment. The future is unknown, the past is subject to the frailty of memory. Yet, continually, instantaneously, the future becomes the present, the present becomes the past. So it has always been.
The present is an elusive thing. It has been a long process for me to gain a partial understanding that the present is not something to be intellectualized but to be experienced. That experience connects me to a greater whole and includes feelings of longing, mystery, serenity, wonder, and even joy.
I am quite fond of long exposures, since they tend to convey both presence and timelessness. I often work in alternative processes, primarily palladium and cyanotype. I believe the soft quality of these processes support my intent, and I enjoy having a hand in the creation of the final product.
I create out of a simple desire to do so, coupled with the urge to express and explore my experience of the present moment and the greater whole.