ONGOING PROJECTS
so much of what has been familiar throughout my life in slowly disappearing and I wish to capture as much as I can before it is all just a faded memory. Cafes, diners, curiosity shops…all full of the patina of time.
a series of images conjured from and contributing to my night time visions.
a collection of some of the more intriguing & thought provoking images that I have captured: some by chance, some by design.
many of my photographs are made using long expired film stocks, some up to 80 years old! The imprint of time is unmistakable in these photos: a loss of contrast, artifacts within the deep shadows and highlights, bleed through from the backing paper on roll film, all of which lend, intentionally, a timeless look to each image. There is a certain unpredictability with each roll and each sheet of film that forces me to accept an uncertain outcome, a welcome change from the instant feedback of today's digital imaging.
much of my photographic career was spent exploring the natural wonders of the world around me. Mountain ranges and steep, unforgiving rock faces when I was climbing, vast stretches of of ocean, remote islands and true wilderness while I was kayaking, and day to day studies of the incredible diversity of the parks and foreshore of Salt Spring Island. I am happy to be able to continue with my wanderings and wonder of the natural world here on Vancouver Island as well.
various ways that humans exist & thrive within an altered landscape.
traditional silver based photography since 1982
