"The greenest building is the one that is already built." ~ Carl Elefante
Modern Ruins is an ongoing series dedicated to documenting abandoned historic architecture. These images are a meditation on preservation, historical aesthetics and the relationship between social change and our built environments. The majority of these photographs were taken with medium format film using vintage TLR (twin-lens reflex) cameras.
Night Work also features medium format film photography. Panoramics include images made with either a Holga Wide Angle pinhole or a Widelux F7.
I'm originally from Southwest Texas and grew up in Dallas, Texas. I'm currently based in Louisville, Kentucky where I work as a real estate photographer.
Selected Group and Juried Exhibitions
- 2018 On Street Photography, First Light Gallery (Louisville, Kentucky)
- 2017 Photo Shoot, Black Box Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
- 2012 Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition, The Borges Cultural Center (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 2009 Photowork, Barrett Art Center (Poughkeepsie, New York)
- 2008 Shelter, 23 Sandy Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
- 2008 International Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- 2008 Bluegrass Biennial, Claypool-Young Art Gallery (Morehead State University, Kentucky)
- 2008 Trick of the Light, Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- 2004 Silver Eye Center For Photography (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- 2003 Sacred Art Festival, Boxheart Gallery (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- 2002 3rd Annual Anniversary, Boxheart Gallery (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Publications
- BBC News Stories: "The 13-year-old boy who stole a bus to help his family" (Nov. 2017)
- COLUMBIA: The Magazine of Northwest History (vol. 23, no. 4)
- Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography (2008)
- Oxford American Magazine, Best of the South (Summer 2008, no. 61)
- This Old House Magazine, Save This Old House Feature (Nov. 2007)
- Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography (2007)
- The Sun Magazine, Front Cover (Feb. 2007, no. 374)
- The Ontario Review, Featured Portfolio & Front Cover (Fall/Winter 2005-06)
- The Kenyon Review, Front Cover (Winter 2004)
- The Sun Magazine (Aug. 2003)
- Clamor Magazine (2002)
- Exposure Magazine, University of Arkansas Literary Press (2002)
- Photographer's Forum, Best of College Photography (1996)
Awards
- Finalist (Architecture & Interiors), Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2018
- Finalist (Cityscapes), Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2018
- 1st Place (Architecture & Interiors), Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2010
- Honorable Mention (Fine Art), Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2010
- Honorable Mention, Photowork '09
- Honorable Mention, Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography 2008
- 1st Place (People's Choice) PX3 Prix De La Photographie 2008
- Honorable Mention (Fine Art) PX3 Prix De La Photographie 2008
- Honorable Mention, American Institute of Architects / Central Kentucky Chapter Photo Contest 2007
- Individual Artist's Grant Recipient 2006, The Kentucky Foundation for Women
- Honorable Mention, Photographer's Forum, Best of Photography 2003