'Mad River' Photograph

Although photography was not my main area of study, it was without hesitation that I spent countless hours in the darkroom learning, experimenting, and harvesting a passion for the traditional process. It was there that I discovered the importance in preserving the ageless technique of developing one's own photographs. It quickly became the only way I choose to produce my photography and it is this tradition that keeps me grounded in the craft. Whether I am capturing photographs close to home or in a foreign country, I always strive to unearth reality authentically and without guidance. I go hunting for my subject matter; I do not construct it. Revealing work in this way provides an anchor that holds the photographer to his material. I have not found and cannot imagine that a more fulfilling connection exists than that which is nurtured from the artist to the art to the audience.