30″ x 50″

35mm film, Inkjet Print

In Collaboration with Adena Rissman, Professor of the Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Management, University of Wisconsin – Madison

These multiple prints hold deep meaning for me. The angles of light converging toward the center of the piece were inspired by clerestory windows. The absence of people in the images highlights how disconnected humans are from the active process of runoff—an essential yet largely unmonitored occurrence. While we have some control over it, runoff only becomes a problem once it directly affects our water.

The subject in all of my work is representing human expression by perspective and by non-verbal means. I create photographs that explore the humanistic relationships between people and their environments. My work is driven by a love for fleeting expressions, harsh grain, and the uncommon moments found in casual American life. Notably, I capture subjects blending into their surroundings, or notably composing to remove people from images, as if the connection between buildings, forests, and streets inherently calls for the people who inhabit them.