ITALY 1998

Fine Art PrintsBio

I went to Italy in 1998 for seven weeks.  I photographed daily and made about 4000 images on film with 35mm and medium format cameras.  We lived in a small village in northern Tuscany up in the hills with beautiful light, great food and long days of exploring, napping and shooting.  I realized early on that I was looking for an Italy that I had visited in the early seventies, not one full of tourists, but one with timeless architecture and beautiful landscapes.  I found this  in the Tuscan hills and when  I came home, I spent a year printing and editing the images.  I ended up with 40  photographs that were important to me.  These images have been exhibited widely and were printed in an edition of 10.  All were printed  on semi-matte silver gelatin paper and toned  in homemade sepia toner and  gold chloride for maximum longevity.  An article about the printing and toning process appeared in the World  Journal of Post-Factory Photography, #7, titled  the Power of Gold.  Most of the images are sold out in the silver editions, a few are left. All are available now as digital prints.  Some are still available in the edition size of 16 x 20.  Please inquire.

 

RED HOOK STORIES:  1981-1991

RED HOOK STORIES: 1981-1991

I made these images of the Red Hook section of Brooklyn when I lived there for 10 years from 1981-1991.  I wasn't consciously trying to make a statement about the this dilapidated area, I just photographed what unfolded before me as I walked the neighborhood  with my...

KID PICTURES 1990-2006

KID PICTURES 1990-2006

I photographed my daughter from birth until she moved away to go to college at age 18.  At first the images were casual portraits, made when the moment arose.  Gradually I realized that I was not photographing the events in her life such birthday parties, Christmas...

SELF PORTRAITS 1978-2012

SELF PORTRAITS 1978-2012

I don't know why I have taken so many self-portraits or what meaning they might have as photographs. But I have been taking them steadily since I first started out as a photographer in 1978.  Many of them were/are reactions to conscious or unconscious stimuli, moments...