PHOTOGRAPHY

The Galleries

These portraits are more collaborative efforts with my son than my simply taking pictures of him. They began with his preparing a situation and most often asking that a picture be taken. He wanted to see what he'd dreamed up looks like through the eye of the camera, and enjoyed having it preserved--probably like most children. Then when working on a picture in post production I would ask him what he thought and as he grew older we would discuss the finer points of manipulating color etc. He became a little photo bug and is always taking snapshots and making little movies, thus the portraits became fewer and fewer as he more frequently took his place behind the camera.

Gulfport-Biloxi, A Year After Hurricane Katrina

My husband was born in New Orleans and spent a few years growing up in Gulfport, Mississippi. His mother's family was one that had been for generations settled in the gulf area of Mississippi and Louisiana and thus he had a number of relatives who were affected by Katrina, some profoundly. These photos were taken of the Biloxi/Gulf port area late in November 2006, over a year after Katrina. The neighborhood in which my husband grew up was no longer there.

Views from the Road, Set 1

The long and short of it is I like side-of-the-road and through-the-windshield photos.

Palm Trees and Cactus

I like palm trees okay, and cactus okay, but put them together and it's like nirvana.

The Grand Canyon and Tourists

MOMA

People rather than paintings.

Somewhere in Arizona