Starting with a Brownie Starflash camera, I have been fascinated with the medium's ability to hold light in time, place and memory. What was an avid avocation became a new direction after years of satisfying work in social services and non-profits.
When making photographs, my point of departure is usually a formal aspect; texture, geometric shapes, unusual or compelling light, a perception of layering or banding. Then, subject can be intentional or a space, object, quality of light, something quirky or majestic will catch my attention.
I began using black and white film and spent hours in the darkroom, my head bent over trays of chemicals. There is nothing that matches the magic of the ghostly image appearing. Shooting digitally now, I still occasionally expose and develop a roll of film, scan and print digitally. Generally, I do not manipulate digital images way beyond the editing traditionally possible in the wet darkroom.
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