Islander

Three weeks ago we moved to Pender Island for more space, more quiet and closer to family. Though we are still busy - and with plenty of stress - there is an air of calm that didn't exist before in our cramped apartment in the city. Just stepping out the door here is escape enough. 

The first night in the house we hadn't yet put up the curtains in the bedroom. The forest behind the house was completely illuminated in a dim but harsh white glow and I realized that I hadn't seen moonlight in years. I have become so engrossed in my cocooned reality that my connection to the real real is fractured. Repairing that connection is a happy process.

Polarities

All shot on either a macro lens or a super wide angle lens. I stay in these kinds of polarities more comfortably than standard focal lengths. I like a view that is distinctly different from my vision.

Ice Melting

 

Unrealized Photoshop Sketch

In 2021 I was printing a lot on large formats of paper. To prepare the day before I would make these photoshop sketches that I would then attempt to make completely analog. This usually meant a process with many steps. The problem solving that it required to make an image really kept me going in there week after week.

From my Great Grandfather Fritz - I think

I think my great grandfather on my dad's side took these pictures during the first world war. From him, my family has a pretty extensive photo album of early 20th century photography in Europe and in Japan. On my mom's side my great grandfather was also a photographer who also left us some beautiful and delicate handmade albums.

T-Shirt Collection

I've collected t-shirts for the last 6 years or so. It started with a gift from Francesca for my birthday - the pizazz (piza 33?) shirt. From there I sought out t-shirts at thrift stores and online that had ambigious slogans or words. I like making up my own stories about them. They are all pretty heavily worn with stains or holes. Some of the ones pictures I've sold or gotten rid of.