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Artist’s Statement

TURN TO CLEAR VISIONMarch 2011, Manhattan

I enjoy the act of taking a picture. By removing a moment from its context, I can later revel in the composition. Each one has typical memories associated with my own experience at the time, but as that memory fades (often more quickly than I’d like), a new appreciation for it arises. I become a fan of the picture and grow enthusiastic about the details. As if I wasn’t even there when it was taken. It is then that the nature of the composition reveals itself to me and I am engaged by it all over again.

I try flatten out the scenes and utilize negative spaces. Frequently, I am looking for obvious perpendiculars as a means of achieving purposeful graphic compositions that make sense to my eyes. It allows me to have my way with moments and impose my visual sensibilities at large.

What follows is a narrow slice of that very kind of activity going back 8 years or so. Each pairing makes a special kind of sense to me. This volume though is more of a personal survey than anything else. A handheld portal back to those specific moments.

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a la izquierdaDecember 2010, Baja California

Mercat de la BoqueriaApril 2010, Barcelona 5

Battery Park RollApril 2011, Manhattan

Wonder of The WorldJanuary 2011, Niagara 7

I have ESPNDecmber 2009, Los Angeles

9LIQUORFebruary 2010, Hollywood

Girl Right Next to MeMay 2010, Barcelona

11¡ROMA!January 2011, Rome

S & W Country DinerDecember 2009, Culver City

13ToastDecember 2009, Culver City

Suburb of LightMarch 2011, Santa Monica

15An InstitutionMarch 2011, Los Angeles

Don’t bother my friend, He’s dead tired.March 2012, Los Angeles

17Winner, Winner, Chicken DinnerMay 2010, Barcelona

Hotel Chelsea, Rm. 305March 2005, Manhattan

19SO FAR OUTMarch 2010, Austin

3 Feet High and RisingJanuary 2011, Doha

21Prologue to DialogueJanuary 2011, Doha

Sorted Books No. 2May 2007, Los Angeles

23Sorted Books No. 3May 2007, Los Angeles

Market St. Spirit ServiceApril 2010, Ballard

25Shrine Church of Saint Anthony of PaduaNovember 2010, SoHo

Belief in PurposeJune 2011, Los Angeles

27The EdgeJanuary 2011, Niagara

Infinite MontecitoAugust 2011, Montecito

29Day Dream No. 86April 2011, TriBeCa

Central Park ObservedJanuary 2011, Manhattan

31Storage WarsMay 2012, Culver City

Straining the GloamingSeptember 2011, Los Angeles

33Goodbye Colorado, Hello UtahJuly 2011, Interstate 70

La Dolce VitaMay 2010, Barcelona

35¿Que es esto?May 2010, Barcelona

Soria, a triptychFebruary 2012, Culver City

37LL, a triptychDecember 2011, Los Angeles

LAPDMay 2012, Los Angeles

39My Man No. 46May 2012, Los Angeles

Marin HeadlandsMay 2012, San Francisco

41PredatorMay 2012, San Simeon

Greene Street MomentNovember 2010, SoHo

43The Lötschen PassAugust 2010, cantons Berne & Valais

May Day PatrolMay 2012, Los Angeles

45Below AboveMay 2012, Los Angeles

Shortcut to HappinessApril 2012, Culver City

47Cottage No. 703June 2012, Yosemite

May Day PatrolMay 2012, Los Angeles

49Below AboveMay 2012, Los Angeles

Snake & Jake’sOctober 2012, New Orleans

Gettiin’ Around at The Spotted CatOctober 2012, New Orleans 51

Rancho DrearyDecember 2012, Los Angeles

53Mulholland TransportDecember 2012, Los Angeles

Coffee, CoffeeDecember 2012, Manhattan

55Rainy Night in Union SquareDecember 2012, Manhattan

Mirror, MirrorDecember 2012, Manhattan