I was first attracted to photography by the work of Paul Strand, Walker Evans and, especially, Dorothea Lange. They made me see the richness of the human condition and the purity of the monochrome image. When you remove the color, you are left with the essential elements of line, texture and tone. It’s the same feeling I get when I observe the Maine landscape in the winter. The summer and fall are beautiful but the stark, almost abstract quality of the monochromatic winter landscape fascinates me more.

I studied Taoist painting after a trip to China and I have tried to combine some of those aesthetics in my work as a photographer. The rich, dark spaces which balance an intricate and detailed image is something I try to achieve in my photographs regardless of the subject.

Every image a photographer makes is a reflection of who they are as a person and the journey they have undertaken to reach that particular moment in time. It is as if the camera comes equipped with two lenses. One you point at your subject and the other, like it or not, points inward. I hope my photographs speak of one who looks beyond the surface quality of things. One who finds the sacred within the ordinary. One who finds passion in the human spirit and inspiration in the commonplace. Above all else, I hope my photographs cause one to pause and consider the beauty in the small details of everyday life.