While making preparations for a photo session my mind is filled with memories and plans. Sitting with a changing bag in my lap and loading film holders, I am already seeing the images I hope to capture. I form in my mind what I will see in the viewfinder, how the light will fall and change with time. I see negatives on the lightbox, sparkling like silver jewelry with yet to be formed images. I watch as dream world prints float to life under the dim glow of the darkroom safelight.

When I set out with my cameras, sometimes I find the pictures already in my mind. At other times, they've slipped away like dim dreams. In the end, it doesn't matter whether I find them or not. All that is just a starting point, a way to get me out the door and looking.

Once you start looking, leaving yourself open to the world around you, there are endless surprises waiting. Using different methods of photography: pinhole cameras, infrared films, and alternative processes, helps in finding these surprises. I approach photography as a grand experiment in exploring the world.