Music producer George Martin once remarked that the hardest thing about putting together an album was not writing songs, or recording them, but choosing which ones should appear on the final record—and in which order. This rings very true for me, since I tend to work serially, so the challenge lies not in making the photographs themselves, but in selecting and sequencing them for a series or collection.
This process of curation begins the moment I pick up my camera and frame up a shot, as I decide what to exclude in order to make the subject in the viewfinder “work.” In this sense, the sets below each tell different stories, but do share a similar creative approach, driven by a focus on details, textures, and moods.
New Year’s Beach
Gazing down between the years.
Underfoot | COLOR
Still lifes hidden in plain sight.
UNDERFOOT | B&W
A process of abstraction.
By the Window
Still-life studies lit by natural light.
Stevens Creek Reservoir
Drought reveals much about ourselves.
Shadows & Secrets
Exploring an abandoned dealership.