Exploring time, light, and an element of surprise, these prints comprise only a portion of a larger series.

In my photography, I would classify myself as a “traditionalist.” I add nothing and take away nothing from what I see through my lens.  I find my subject matter, compose the shot in my camera, click the shutter and move on to the next area of interest. Though the colors in my imagery may seem surreal, I have not manipulated these pictures.  

The surreal nature of my work is produced by a combination of long time exposures, a mixture of available light sources (streetlights to changing predawn light) and time itself. I photograph in a very specific window of time in the predawn morning (3am to 6am). Each exposure is approximately one hour in length. It is this length of time and the mixing of the available light sources that create the colors in my imagery. Everything seen in my photographs is created in the camera and on the film. I never know exactly what each exposure is going to appear to be until I create my first print. This is my element of surprise. 

I am a purist in my work. There is absolutely no photoshop or post-production manipulation applied to my imagery. There is no flash, jelled lights or filters on my lens when I am photographing. Along with pushing the shutter, I just happen to push my traditional photography to the absolute limit.