My photography draws on the range of experiences I encountered during the early years of my life. I was born on a farm in the Amish area of southeastern Pennsylvania. After high school I joined the Navy and spent a year on a patrol boat base in Vietnam and three years on ships in the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. In the years following my Navy enlistment I hitchhiked and traveled across North America. With the skills learned in art school, photography has become the medium through which I express my observations about the fragility of life.

With my photography I construct photomontages using images taken in different areas of the US, Canada, and Mexico. Drawing heavily upon elements from Mexican Indian religious art and retablos, I juxtapose these images in contrasting layers to create a sense of peril, symbolizing life's vulnerability. My goal is to form an improbable, yet possible, view of the world characterized by an aura of mystery and spiritual narrative. Rather than considering my photographs in a literal or representational way, I hope the viewer contemplates my work on an emotional level.

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Current resume (.pdf)

Recent work statement (.pdf)

Process statement (.pdf)

Russian Digital Photo Magazine (.pdf)

Shots Portfolio Interview (.pdf)

Fotografica Bogotá 09 (.pdf)

The Huffington Post Interview

Erica Wagner Interview (.pdf)

Gallery Contacts

'07 Photo Arts Santa Fe Poster (.pdf)

Photo Sélection Magazine interview (.pdf)