Friends & Strangers
My work involves the process of juxtaposing elements from my own photographs with those of amateur snapshots found in my family's and friends' photo albums. When I begin a new piece, my mind is filled with thoughts, with mental checklists, and, of course, the question of “what am I doing?" As the work progresses, something strange happens. Thoughts soften, and I begin listening, letting the photos speak. Often, just before I delete the entire project, it comes together for me.
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![He Ain't Heavy](/art/wpvl388frgqj.jpg)
He Ain't Heavy
![Flor de Cana](/art/qj32is1c30rx.jpg)
Flor de Cana
![Will Scranton](/art/n5bjh87culn8.jpg)
Will Scranton
![Road to Bliss](/art/355kia1c3vtw.jpg)
Road to Bliss
![Halcyon](/art/rtd9lbi4jgnwl.jpg)
Halcyon
![Newly Webbed](/art/qt41rzi4jgiot.jpg)
Newly Webbed
![Storytime](/art/lnz0hk7cubt1.jpg)
Storytime
![Senor Tadaa](/art/o9vcie1c3x8f.jpg)
Senor Tadaa
![Flying Fish](/art/13q3jtzk57dq.jpg)
Flying Fish
![Olivia](/art/xe8ziy1c3f08.jpg)
Olivia
![Interior Migration](/art/b1bui4f4qwx5.jpg)
Interior Migration
![Daddy Longlegs](/art/4tzv7ih780efn.jpg)
Daddy Longlegs
![Metamorphosis](/art/wz59itfzltno.jpg)
Metamorphosis
![Uncle Randolph](/art/l503hp780x2g.jpg)
Uncle Randolph
![Unfolding](/art/etsjtbif4qjmm.jpg)
Unfolding
![George and Cynthia](/art/gtixiqh7alhn9.jpg)
George and Cynthia
![Fall Forward](/art/knseie4jg3vn.jpg)
Fall Forward
![If They Met](/art/If-They-Met.jpg)
If They Met
![Teb & Juliane](/art/2ipfh17al894.jpg)
Teb & Juliane
![Spring Back](/art/pj77ik4jgk9a.jpg)
Spring Back
![Brothers](/art/z841iv4jg9nz.jpg)
Brothers
![Pitching in the Rain](/art/wtucc4i4jgdxp.jpg)
Pitching in the Rain
![Dance With Me, Henry](/art/hti3gvi4j7krr.jpg)
Dance With Me, Henry
![Summer is Cotton](/art/smi3iw4jgfss.jpg)
Summer is Cotton
![Shady Lane](/art/Shady-Lane.jpg)
Shady Lane
![Betty](/art/ndzghsaeezn7.jpg)
Betty
![Twirling](/art/mtdrfmi4jg98x.jpg)
Twirling
![Good Wanda, Bad Wanda](/art/5yeehp7al23m.jpg)
Good Wanda, Bad Wanda
![Cleveland](/art/wt7cszi4jg4xk.jpg)
Cleveland
![Bedroom](/art/3e2ohc7ctan5.jpg)
Bedroom
![Dru Decides it's Time](/art/ljrji04jgqmm.jpg)
Dru Decides it's Time
![Choir Boy](/art/rbnnhf7ald02.jpg)
Choir Boy
![Girdley Twins](/art/wpz5hs7ctcfg.jpg)
Girdley Twins
![Randy and Bucky](/art/ut3017h7cuyvk.jpg)
Randy and Bucky
![Hilda](/art/0pvuhu7allj1.jpg)
Hilda
![Muggsie](/art/8xjchh780vlr.jpg)
Muggsie
![Wen She Was Happy](/art/9kyrhc7cyhv2.jpg)
Wen She Was Happy
![Jeanerette Fields](/art/ot97v7h7cyvj9.jpg)
Jeanerette Fields
![Hyacinth](/art/atzh8ri4jgkdy.jpg)
Hyacinth
![Indigo](/art/dtilrvi4jhi89.jpg)
Indigo
![Tap Dancers](/art/rpjfif4jhvjo.jpg)
Tap Dancers
![Carp Diem](/art/ohpgi24jhsrz.jpg)
Carp Diem
![Oak Alley](/art/cteuzki4jhot0.jpg)
Oak Alley
![Gabbie](/art/mt4tmoh7cutr0.jpg)
Gabbie
![Sylvia](/art/xmjxi34jhitg.jpg)
Sylvia
![Evangline](/art/m0wki74jh395.jpg)
Evangline