“I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no melancholy.”
Poetry (pōətrē) - an art form that focuses on the elicitation of emotion.
I am a poet, working not with words, but images, weaving an intimate story of beauty in all its forms.
It all started with a Kodak Instamatic, received on Christmas morning, 1979. It was a simple camera, with a disposable four flash cube that rotated on the top. At the age of 5, with a lisp, I found it easier to express myself visually than verbally. I composed images that spoke for me, expressing my childish joy, love, and melancholy. Those moments captured by my young self and that primitive tool still evoke emotion.
Although my photographic interests fall into four categories - portraiture, idiosyncratic travelogues, urban blight, and quintessential seaside New England scenes (aka home), I mostly strive to reflect the sublime details and beauty inherent in every human being.