In my creative work, a camera is my most commonly used tool. I explore my personal environment through photography with the influential guidance of Eugene Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Minor White, and Lee Friedlander. I challenge myself to be aware of potential subject matter and composition in the environment at all times—observing juxtaposition, detail, light, contrast and exploring perspective. This method allows me to capture a subject or scene as unique moment of everyday life.
Currently, I am focused on the integration of found typographic form, as abstract shape, into a three-dimensional environment. In this process, typographic form is photographed in reverse to integrate form with the environmental space. The juxtaposition and alignment of environmental elements and focal points are used to create a complex narrative of shape, negative/positive space and perspective. Additional elements of chance, such as movement, provide a unique level of emphasis and visual tension. These studies serve to celebrate typographic design and its impact as form – both two and three-dimensional – and communication.