Entitled “A Land of Space and Time”, this show explores how two dimensional, still images can express a sense of space and time on large and small scales. The landscapes of the San Luis Valley are a great place to photographically express a sense of small and vast space. Using these same landscapes one can visually capture a sense of time by expressing motion, life, death, decay, or geological processes like the movement of sand dunes.

Photography for me is about abstracting the world, finding the essence and separating it from the distracting elements that surround it. I seek simple curves, lines, and color, when creating photographs. The subject’s form, shadow shape, highlights, and negative space, are more important to me, then the actual subject matter. I manipulate orientation and scale to abstract the subject, and I use a limited color pallet to help emphasize simple shapes. If color is important for emphasis, I use bright colors.

At age fourteen I started photographing in black and white the beautiful landscapes of Colorado. 33 years later I still find myself photographing these landscapes but now mostly in color and all digitally. I taught myself photography by reading many books and attending photo workshops. Having a background in physics and mechanical engineering has helped me learn the technical aspects of photography.

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