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Living My Dreams

Behind this text is an example of projection photography. My partner, Charles, and I are in the studio with a draped backdrop behind us. Our bodies are the canvas. The painting is a photo of my parents family photo shelf. It was taken weeks earlier when they finally met my partner after more than a year together. This delay was due to unpleasant circumstances and it represented a huge positive step out from a dark and painful ordeal.

This was also my first piece of printed photographic art to be exhibited in a gallery, a lifelong but always neglected dream. At this moment in my life, it felt like everything was finally turning around. All my dues were paid and I had proven my worth to revered people who held the keys to my happiness. Not only had I won respect and acceptance, but i won it on my own terms with no compromises. In the words of Frank Sinatra (and Sid Vicious) “I DID IT MY WAY”

This kind of personal, expressive imagery is what my fine art photography is all about. After a couple years of delving into my own story and turning my memories and feelings into images using projected light, I am now telling the stories of others. My current project is called “The Last Hug” and it is about a man and a moment from his past as a nurse in early AIDS crisis which he relives in dreams to this day. If you have a personal story that intersects with cultural histories or universal axioms and you would like to create a timeless work of fine art photography to express its emotional impact, then get in touch with me and let’s talk about a project.