Neglect is really the only word that comes to mind when I think about my work the last few years. Granted I’ve continued to shoot periodically, but the decision to stay home with our son, the catastrophe of COVID and lock downs and the general rule that life tends to get in the way has made it difficult, to say the least, for me to keep up with the rest of what’s involved in making photographs. Namely, developing, scanning, editing, organizing, printing etc., etc…
Thomas, age 3, Cathay’s Valley, California.
I’m not here to complain, I made choices and I stand by them, priorities shift and I don’t regret any of it, but it’s difficult when things get put in a drawer. So I’m slowly sifting through the work at the moment, trying to make sense of what I’ve seen the last 4 or so years. I’m unclear what if anything will come to light, but I’m hoping that in going back through the negatives something worth while may emerge.
Mission Street, lock down. April of 2020.
Things have slowed a bit, and I’ve managed to comb through some work that I haven’t shared previously. I’ve updated the gallery of street photographs to reflect more recent work, but still have lots to sort through. Additionally I’ve uploaded an entirely new take of portraits, figure work and the like, consisting of images from 2018 to 2022.
With a little time, I’m hoping to share more. For the moment, this is what I’ve got…