Total Opposites

I have been getting my work out there and last week while dropping off a photograph at a gallery, I found myself driving in the middle of a new subdivision somewhere outside of Sycamore, IL. Then suddenly the I realized the gallery was in someone’s home and then it all made sense. That’s why I couldn’t mapquest the address or even find a Gallery 1905 with a Google search. Maybe a pubisher might like my image while over for a dinner party, well Shit, at least I have to hope.


On another note, two of my photographs have been accepted in the Minnesota Center for Photography's Biennial Photocentric. I am very excited to be in the show with such accomplished Chicagraphers as Brian Ulrich, Greg Stimac, Nate Baker, Jason Lazarus and Jonathan Gitelson.

"A Field Guide to the North American Family"

adolescence
adulthood
angst
boredom
chemistry
commitment
consensus
custody battle
depression
discretion
divorce
entertainment
family values
fidelity
fiscal responsibility
freedom
friend of the family
gravity
grief
guilt
habits, bad
habits, good
heirloom
hierarchy
holiday
home
infidelity
innocence
integrity
intimacy
irony
love
material
maternal instinct
maturity
meaning, search for
midlife crisis
moment of clarity
mortgage
mythology
nature vs. nurture
optimism
partings, amicable and acrimonious
phase
privacy
providence
questions, nagging
rebellion
recognition
reconciliation
resignation
rumor
sacrifice
secret
security
sibling rivalry
tantrum
tenderness
tradition
uncertainty
vulnerability
whatever
youth

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New Photographs

These are a few new images after my crit with artist with Daniel Martinez, who thought some most of my images are too comfortable. I still am trying to figure out what I am photographing and some feedback would be great. Also, last week I received my second weisman grant, and a special thanks to Judy Natal and Dawoud for helping me with the whole process.

Test Lighting

If anyone can guess the lighting source I'll send you a 7.089 x 9.321 inch print. I'll be waiting!

Smelling the Roses

Taking a week break from building the booth and am totally exhausted. This week I am going to start making new work under my working title of "Delicate Relationships". I just need to make that first image to get me on my way and then I am off to the races! I am going to stop photographing my Aunt for a while and focus on people that are closer to my Chicago Life (Girlfriend, roommates and Chicago family). I also am working on titles and am open for ideas due to the horrible review of my working titles of my last body of work.