Raison D'Être

Raison D’Être | The Reason to Exist

There’s a particular kind of light that is the reason I photograph. It’s a visceral, surreal light that serves as a vessel for containing life. It is a glimpse of what one would like to remember – what one may be trying to hold onto.

Project One

Scan Work, 2015

Drifters

Drifters

Final One Page Wonder

Color Profiles

One Page Wonders

Ode to Summer

Landforms

Light Study

Book Research

BOOK RESEARCH

Hello Nature by William Wegman

Whistle For the Wind by Ryan McGinley

Big Up by Ben Watts

I'm most definitely a hoarder of artist books. I've chosen to present one of the very first art books I ever purchased, a book with the work of one my biggest inspirations, and a book that has really intrigued me with its uniqueness and style. William Wegman is a diversely talented painter, photographer, and illustrator. I've grown up seeing his work, and to now own Hello Nature is such a treat. I think stylistically and formally, it is where I would most like to go with the direction of my own book. Ryan McGinley's Whistle For the Wind holds some of my favorite works by him. Its layouts are clean and filled with full spread images and simple captions. I'm most attracted to this book for its content and ability to always ensue inspiration. Lastly, I've brought in Big Up by Ben Watts. I love its collaged aesthetic and full page bleeds, not to mention the sensory overload of awesome portraits.

Hello Nature

William Wegman

 

Whistle For the Wind

Ryan McGinley

Big Up
Ben Watts

Project One // Scans