About
My photographic work is the result of a passion, a passion for the delicacy and magnificence within the natural world. This passion drives me to hike for days, drive for weeks, and sometimes wait for years in pursuit of a moment. Moments when light, form, and time merge, reveling stunning beauty rarely witnessed by most people. The camera's lens is then opened allowing the luminance of these moments to trickle upon a sheet of film.I control all aspects of the images I create: the capture, the development, and the print. This gives me the ability to create the exact image that was within me and before my eyes as I pressed the shutter release. I strive to create fine art prints that convey a moment with all its detail and feeling to the viewer, inviting them to experience it as I did. I prefer to photograph "the edges", seams in nature, the merging of seasons, water cutting land, the beginning of a storm, the end of rain and of course the transitions of day and night. Every image is my humble attempt at sharing the grandeur, subtleties, and magic that is our natural world. I hope my photographs move your spirit with wonder and peace, as each moment presented, did for me.
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Publications: Arizona Highways Magazine Arizona Highways Calendars Smith Southwestern Calendars |
Representation: Appel Gallery Viewpoint Gallery |
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Large Format
Large Format (film); almost all of my landscape images are captured using a large format field camera and Nikkor professional lenses. Fujifilm Fujichrome Velvia (50, 100, 100F) and Kodak Ektachrome E100VS are my preferred films. Large format photography is a completely manual and thoughtful process. Exposure is determined by a hand held meter while focusing and composition are done by examining the image projected in reverse (upside down and flipped) on ground glass. The resulting film transparencies are digitally scanned on a professional film scanner and processed with a photographic computer workstation. The scans color balance; contrast, tonality, and acutance are adjusted. The resulting image is printed on a professional photographic printer using archival photographic papers. These images can be printed up to 50” by 60” without a loss of detail.Digital (capture); when speed, flexibility and the output requirements are 16" by 20" or less, I use a professional Nikon D2X DSLR. The quality of these DSLR images have rendered 35mm film obsolete.
