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Diptych Project #23

Colour film photograph of two sets of silos on the horizon, divided by a highway. Photographed through the windsheild of a truck in Southern Alberta. Photographed on Kodak Gold 35mm film and developed at home.

SILO. Two sets of silos sit on the horizon divided by a long stretch of highway. Has me thinking about how we live in our own silo’s of information and positive feedback loops. How do we bridge the gap? Somewhere on the Alberta Prairies, 2025.

Prairie landscape photographed through the windsheild of a truck. A rainbow sign sits large on the horizon saying 'Holy Spirit you are welcome here'. Two camping trailers and power lines stand in the foreground. Photographed on Kodak Gold 35mm.

HOLY SPIRIT. Alberta prairies through the windshield. 2025.

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Diptych Project #21

Still in the depths of winter, wishing I was here.

A door is partially opened creating the shadow of the sun on a mid-century modern apartment at Ocotillo Lodge in Palm Springs. Photographed on 35mm with Kodak Gold.

FRIENDS TRIP. Ocotillo Lodge, Palm Springs.

Two sunbathers relax on loungers in front of mid-century apartments and a champagne cork pool at ocotillo lodge in Palm Springs, California. Photographed on 35mm film.

LOUNGERS. Ocotillo Lodge, Palm Springs. Looked up from my my book in the shade to see these two synchronized sunbathers and couldn’t grab my camera fast enough. Clours, Shapes, and immaculate vibes.

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Diptych Project #19

A Cuban man wearing a straw cowboy hat and smoking a cigarette sits on his horse and looks directly at the camera. Photographed on 35mm film with a Nikon F100. Developed at home.

THE PEOPLE. CUBA, FEBRUARY 2025. I don’t think that I can begin to understand the nuances of living in a place like Cuba. The difficulties and joys are on an entirely different spectrum. One I keep trying to understand but surely never will.

I was told once that Cubans have three faces; one for the tourists, one for the government and one for their families. I don’t know how much truth there is to this. But it has continued to linger in the back of my mind as I work through the images I took there.

How many of the smiles were joy, how many were a platitudes to keep the tourists happy. We tried hard to leave more then we took from Cuba and it’s people, but honestly I am not sure that we succeeded.

I will never forget the warmth and resilience I witnessed. And recognize that they may not have the choice to be anything but.

Branches reach upward, covered in vines and washed in dreamy light. Photographed on 35mm film and developed at home.

THE PLACE. CUBA, FEBRUARY 2025. A wild witness. To revolution after revolution. To trials and triumphs. A place of true magic, this I have absolutely felt.

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Diptych Project #7

the Louvre

 
Huge dark doors are closed, but windows reveal rows of beautifully carved columns and ceiling just outside. Photographed on 35mm film, Kodak Portra 160.

CLOSED DOOR. there is so much beauty out there, if you can open the doors. Photographed on Portra 160.

Inspired by Michael Angelos "the Creation of Adam", a woman's hand reaches up to the white hand of an unkown marble statue. Light leaks cause yellow glowing as if an ethereal halo surrounds the scene. Photographed on 35mm film, kodak Portra 160.

REACHING. We all know the painting this photo is inspired by. The surprise little light leaks only add the to celestial feel. Reaching for that spark of connection, inspiration, belonging. Photographed on Portra 160.

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