Urban Exploration

Wind rattles the deteriorating sheet metal siding as water loudly drips into rusty, orange colored pools. Loud clanging of pipes ring out as a “scrapper” beats on the bones of this building with a 40lb sledge. These are the sounds of urban exploration, or urbex. Some folks take this exploration to the extremes, going to crazy areas most others would not venture. My goal... Read More

Open Studios at F3

For the second year now I have been opening my studio doors during the F3 event. Having a deadline is a real motivator to get some new work printed in the darkroom, framed and ready to share with the public. The show had a big turnout this quarter, and I had a great time visiting with all the folks who stopped by. Below are some of the silver gelatin prints that I showed. Criss... Read More

Abandoned Plant, Detroit, Michigan

It’s quiet now, so quiet I can hear the snowflakes falling just past the metal crisscross of the broken out factory windows. I imagine the noise and frenzy that would have been all around when this plant was producing some of the finest cars in the world. America of the 20th century was an industrial country, we built things! Cars built here had a reputation of being the best... Read More