These images form part of an extended visual poem representing the more visceral moments between people and places in the Midwest. Like music, these photographs celebrate the mystery and wonder of shared experiences. Without the visual grandeur of a place like the American desert or the northern latitudes of Iceland, the camera must evoke drama in other ways. These forced image combinations reveal evocative new contexts and non-obvious qualities: a mysteriousness prescribed by Ohio Valley light, a new sense of weight and form, and a startling respect for the subjects, human or otherwise. Themes of love, solitude, and the memories or people we fear losing are presented here like short love songs.

A formal photographic treatment draws attention to what might have been too obvious to notice. These realistic images take on new fictional life in their designed sequencing, which often places one or more images against each other, giving rise to new visual phrases. In this work, one is reminded of the subtle magic that photography delivers and the moments it so effectively honors.

Toned archival pigment prints on archival bamboo paper from analog and digital negatives