My images are produced from a combination of primitive optics and traditional printing techniques.
Most of my experimentation is with some of the oldest historical photographic processes, light sensitive materials and a pinhole camera, ancestor of our modern cameras. I find that the methods of the past produce images that reflect mystery and unclarity, and for me, this opens the door to endless possibilities for printmaking and fine art.
I enjoy the chemistry involved in cyanotype and Van Dyke sun - printing and the unpredictability of the pinhole camera. It doesn’t have a lens or a viewfinder, its just a box with a tiny hole to let the light in. Very long time is required for an exposure, 2 - 8 seconds in sunlight and 30 minutes to an hour or more for shade or indoor shots. The long exposure gives special effects and catches movement with a particular elegance; bodies of water, people passing by and objects blowing in the wind often have a wispy, glassy or ghost-like appearance.