ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

I feel completely consumed behind a camera lens, captivated by the beauty I see all around me. Whether I'm photographing a beautiful landscape under a full moon or photographing the interior of an abandoned hospital, if my camera is in hand, I feel completely weightless and the real world just floats away. I am intrigued by the decay, enthralled by the peeling paint and curious about what I will stumble upon while exploring abandoned buildings.

It might be a church on a busy street with boarded up windows, but years ago families came here on Sunday mornings for mass. Maybe it's the factory, now near a residential neighborhood, where hundreds of workers used to clock in every morning at 0800 when there was nothing around but other factories. It might even be a military ship that was once full of hundreds of America's men and women protecting our country during a time of war, now sitting quietly next to dozens of other ships, decaying and awaiting their fate if being scrapped.

These places make me feel alive.





PUBLICATIONS

 
Charleston Magazine
August 2010


Photograph of Pat Monahon, lead singer of Train, featured in the Critic's Choice/Music Section.

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Palooka Literary Journal

Winter 2010/2011


Photograph of Jane, the mannequin, at Grizzly Island, featured on the magazine cover.
(See: Front cover, 'About The Photo' on Pg. 2 and Bio on Pg. 131)

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International Bowling Industry

April 2011

Photos and Interview for article, "Do Bowling Centers Have Souls?"

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exhibitions

RAW San Francisco:  111 Minna, San Francisco - October 21, 2010 
Mare Island Nocturnes: Mare Island Historic Park Foundation Museum, Vallejo - August / September 2011
Open Show Retrospective: Rayko Photo, San Francisco - October 2011 
Nocturnes 20th Anniversary: Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco - November 2011