The High Priestess (2026 – Present)
The High Priestess is an evolution of my project named Temples, started in 2008. Named after the tarot card, these photos are focused on intuition, the subconscious, and spirituality.
To create these images I attempt to quiet my conscious, discerning mind and allow my subconscious to compose the image. I fill the frame with the rock wall to remove easy identification of symbols or other forms with cultural meaning. This avoidance of an obvious horizon was inspired by the Arizona Landscapes of Frederick Sommer, in order to prevent the viewer from drawing conclusions from the familiar, thereby inviting the viewer to create their own horizons, symbolism, and ultimately their own meaning.
These images are meant to act much the way the Tarot does – as a mirror that reflects the meanings we project upon the images, thereby allowing us to see our own priorities and self-understanding.
To quote Frederick Sommer, “Life itself is not the reality. We are the ones who put life into the stones and pebbles.”
Visual Noise (2009 – Present)
I began this project thinking that I was making a series of photos on the overwhelming feeling of being in commercial spaces – trying to capture a sense of the overstimulation of visual information. At the time I hadn’t heard the term “neurodivergent” and despite multiple diagnoses in early childhood, I never knew that it impacted the way I process visual information. About a decade after starting the series, I learned that my experience was unique, and I came to understand these photographs differently.
Much like the Temples series, these images are produced in a near-trance state, where I let intuition take the lead. While it takes longer for me to distinguish between different facets of reflections and refractions, operating quickly and on instinct allows me to capture the often surreal and abstract experience of walking through these spaces.
I was initially inspired by several photos of Harry Callahan, Lee Friedlander, and Huger Foote and would later find inspiration from the work of Saul Leiter. Each of these photographers worked intuitively to capture a sense of the visual density of urban spaces.
Forest Landscapes (2022-2026)
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Background information about this portfolio of images