All of the images in my series were photographed with a Large Format 4X5 monorail camera using the now extinct, Polaroid Type 55. None of the images have been manipulated in post-production.
I have always been drawn to expressing myself through an artistic medium, whether it is with drawing, printmaking or photography. My images are not portraits, but narratives of my inner self. In searching for my life’s purpose, my work documents the exploration of my own identity. By combining figures with backgrounds, costumes and props, I create works that are spiritual and allegorical. Seeking insight into who I will eventually become, I look for resolutions to unanswerable questions.
My photographs represent, among other things, my experience and interpretation of a particular place and moment in time (ultimately representing myself). All of my images are done in-camera; there is no digital manipulation aside from dodging & burning.
It is important to me that my decisions in my image making are done in the field. Nothing is an afterthought, everything is done in-camera. For me, part of challenging myself as a photographer is to create the image I'm looking for while in the moment, creating my concept in the camera and exposing it on the negative. Honing my craft.