Artist statement

I consider myself an image collector. The vast majority of my photos occur organically, often by happenstance, usually on the way to a different destination. People frequently comment that my photography evokes a sense of déjà vu and longing, even when they know they’ve never been to the places depicted in the images. Yet, there is something deeply familiar—something intangible—that resonates with them. It is this deeper connection with the viewer that I strive to achieve through my photography.

For me, the memories in my images are created through multiple layers of connection.

Foremost, there is the subject matter within the frame. However, other significant factors also come into play—such as a connection to a childhood event, the interplay and relationship of colors, the way light falls on the scene, or even a song playing at the moment or lingering in my mind.

The scenes that I choose to document are clearly ordinary life, commonplace and mundane. However it is the approach to these scenes - the human presence - despite an abject lack of a person, the personality of objects within, the tangible details and the importance of documenting scenes that tend to disappear over time - that for me combine to create the images that are so essential to share.