Single Image Category - Portrait Awards 2014

I have come to think of the photographic process as a conversation. An internal dialogue that starts when I look through the viewfinder and continues through the process of making a physical object out of that captured moment. I find myself adding to the conversation long after the final image is complete – adding new perspective to the dialogue that began with an original, fleeting moment. I’m generally bad at pausing life’s memories, but, for me, the moments I do capture on film become more profound, more dynamic, and more enjoyable. I have always created my images for me. But I’ve come to realize that sharing my work with others can enhance it and what I learn from it. My hope is that those who view my work can learn something about themselves or the world around them and, ultimately, can add to the conversation that I have only just begun.