My photographic work encompasses the lines, shapes and textures of old architecture. The images explore the place where man and nature meet. I am fascinated with this intersection, the place where each affects the other. Thismeeting may be as little as a shadow falling across the façade of an old shed from the early morning sun or as much as the physical deterioration of a one-grand factory building as time passes and nature takes back what was once here.
When I go about photographing these structures, I first see the forms and color that make up each and how they are affected by the light. This is what draws me to them. I then find that my mind begins to run back to what they may have been like when they were new, to their heyday when they held much promise for the future. I wonder how many lives were involved in their history and what ghosts remina.
In this study, I cannot help but equate my own aging to the aging and mortality of each of these structures. We begin young and full or promise and as time passes we blend with our experiences and environment as we strive to find our useful place in the world. As with many of these buildings, some are able to retain their dignity and beauty as they age and others surrender to their demise Is this not like the human experience?
I have found there can be great beauty that comes with age and it can be found at the intersection of man and environment. With the body of work, it is my intention to capture the colors and textures that make up this beauty while, at the same time, present preserve the memory of many of the old architectural structures that will one day no longer exist.
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