Plate 332. Pied Duck (Labrador Duck) Photograph - Limited Edition of 5

I am a Western New York based artist practicing a range of traditional and experimental photographic techniques. My artistic work builds on the tradition of Natural History. I use photography and other media to create a subjective, poetic record of my interactions with the Natural World. Often, I reference the work of early 19th century photographers, artists, and naturalists as a way of illuminating the present and imagining the future. Ecological melancholy is a recurring theme: my images simultaneously embrace hope and despair--the thrill of new discoveries and the trauma of environmental loss. Before deciding to pursue Art as a vocation, I briefly considered a career in Biology, and I still frequently employ a quasi-scientific approach to art-making. I am captivated by the unknown, the unseen, and the unrepresentable, and I deliberately use the technical limitations of photography to evoke the limits of human knowledge and engage the viewer’s imagination.