Dry Earth (1990-1993)

The source of these images are from my younger self, a Hasselblad and "traditional" darkroom methods commonly practiced prior the "digital revolution." The earlier images were created by combining negatives while the later ones are more "straight." This creative image making is now an easy accomplishment with Photoshop®. Perhaps with some irony, it is important for me to note that my current work from the Landscapes and Landmarks galleries employ no such liberties.

For the Dry Earth work (as well as most of my photography) my primary exploration focuses on the landscape and how it has changed and is being changed by the human presence; suburban and industrial development, power and water delivery systems - future, present and past activity that will and is affecting all of us. The landscape can not be photographed without considering these issues. To photograph a pristine untouched landscape remains possible although increasingly difficult. This rarity affects meaning.