My
goal as a landscape photographer is to bring the viewer into the scene with
me. I accomplish this by shooting with large and medium format cameras using
transparency film. My method is challenging (working with these cameras
is completely manual and transparency film needs to be exposed within a
1/3 stop of perfection or it is useless), satisfying (nothing compares to
placing a 4x5 inch, properly exposed, positive piece of film on a light
table) and accurate (I do not manipulate my images, the transparency film
captures the scene exactly as I see it and I am able to match my print to
the film). I often print my images large; the film I shoot and cameras I
use allow me to do this without affecting the quality. I then frame them
with high quality moldings. I make some of the frames myself from antique
heart pine.
I’ve been published in many national and regional magazines and have done over 50 exhibitions and shows in the last ten years.
North Carolina is an amazing state. It has a little bit of everything for the photographer. My work is concentrated in the center of the state, where I live, and in the mountains. I hope that my photos will in some way help preserve the natural beauty and pastoral quality of this state.
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