the sculptures are assemblages composed with comon objects. i am not academy trained; the pieces, therefore, fall into the genre of folk art. M and i collaborated on some of them. All the pieces are for sale.

regarding the photos: you'll notice that i haven't grouped them in the traditional "still life/action/people" manner as do stock houses. if you don't see what you want, ask. i can direct you. moreover, i have many more photos than those i've selected for the website.

As for the photos themselves... for the past several years, although i've been using a digital camera, my criteria for a successful image haven't changed from the years during which i shot film: the composition must move me intellectually and/or emotionally. best, of course, if it succeeds on both levels.

i'm interested in the usual suspects: form, shape, content, color, light, shadow, movement, people and things.

in certain situations, i work by grabbing hold of a concept and mining it until i think i've (temporarily) gotten everything out of it that i can. the result may be a series of photographs--flowers, for instance--that were taken over weeks or months, or a series that was made quickly, in one or two passes, as was the case with the photos you'll find in the "ohio" section. interwoven into my photography is yet another way of shooting, which is simply to continue in the tradition of the street photographer and take pictures wherever i go.

i like to spin the dials and push formal aspects such as texture, color rendition and contrast. at the same time, i'm leery of technique for its own sake.

i make inkjet prints for purchase using the highest-quality epson inks on archival-quality matte paper. the manufacturer claims that, if properly exhibited—under glass; away from direct sunlight—the images will not fade for ninety or so years. maybe; maybe not. from the p.o.v. of buying and collecting, i suggest that you consider an inkjet print to be more akin to a high-quality lithographic or offset art print, which is purchased with the knowledge that the image will fade over time, rather than to a work of art that, it's assumed, will last centuries. buy a print because you like the image and want to see it every day, not because you anticipate it will appreciate in value.

i carry no stock and print to order. please contact me for sizes, prices and all other information.

the photos on my website are not protected from reproduction. you're on your honor to not reproduce my work without authorization for any purpose except layout. thank you.

a few words about some of the sections:

the photos of the flowers and herbs were taken in a makeshift studio with late-afternoon window light. I began the series by making relatively "straight" prints; then i became restless.

route 703 is in rural western ohio, the social and economic base of which is farming and manufacturing. my in-laws live off this road. i've jogged it many times. i took the photos while driving pretty fast, one hand on the wheel, the other holding the camera and shooting out the window. performance art.

the photos in the cards section are samples. just to give an idea of what is possible. in fact, you can design your own card! any image in the collection can be used to make a card. Cards come with stylish, translucent glassine envelopes.

the photos in europe (france, for the most part) are tourist shots taken with an eye for second lives as art and design elements. what's here? fields photographed through windows of trains; people, stairs, chairs; street shots. life, in other words. bon journee.

regarding the photo-montage incorporating the destruction of the world trade center in the new york section...

early in 2001, i began a project which consisted of taking one or two black-and-white 35 mm. shots of the skyline, several times a year, in varying weather conditions. my intention was to create a montage: one year in the life of the skyline. on september 11th of that year, and in the days that followed, i finished the roll of film. the photo-construction is assembled from frames of an enlarged contact sheet.