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8 September 2023 Artist’s Statement for The Seattle Art Museum Gallery My work is about the act of discovery. As a photographer, I usually respond spontaneously and intuitively to the world before me. It may be in response to light, weather conditions or some curious arrangement of the man-made landscape. Much of what I do is very much about capturing…

I have practiced being in the moment for years now. I learned a long time ago that I was often seeing the world through my camera. At a concert, event or just looking for that perfect image in a foreign place. I came to the realization that I had to later look at my photos to see if I had…

You’re not being presumptuous at all. I think of myself as an artist. But as you probably know there are those who consider you to be an artist and me a photographer. You create your works by hand and I use a technical device. Even when enlightened folks think photography is an art form, it none the less remains a…

Did any of that nasty smoke get out your way? NYC looked post-apocalyptic. But I have seen that before here. Happened about 3 summers in a row, one of them as nasty as what just happened there. I recall not only smelling the fires, but ash falling like snow. But as deadly as it was, it sure made for interesting…