News and Events
I was selected for inclusion in the book, "100 Artists of the Midwest," to be released in May.
I have added two new members (Rick Perry and Eric Cantor) to my CrumpleStompCurse
I have four pieces in the current Columbia College exhibition, "Revolution of Self." One of them
One of my favorite photographs is Peter Keetman's 1957 "1000+1 Faces." It shows the
As a labor of love/homage/technical exercise, I decided to attempt to reproduce Keetman's
To further expand upon Keetman's original photo, I made it into an animation (a "moving
The work reflects my moral indignation to bad speech and other behavior by public figures.
The book "Contemporary Photo Impressionists" has been published by Sunbury Press.
Afterimage, the bi-monthly journal of media arts and cultural criticism, chose one of my photographs
A beautiful book of 36 of my favorite photos from my "Leaf Decay" series is now available
I am also offering 20 x 20 inch prints of 15 selected images from the series in a limited edition
After a couple of successful experiments, I am now taking commissions to do full-body scans.
My image, "Arab World Institute, Paris," won 1st place in the "Bauhaus Inspired Photography"
[For info on current and upcoming exhibitions of my work, please go to the "Exhibitions" page
of this website.]
Newest News:
It can be preordered now on Amazon here.
website for your enjoyment.
is a gigantic (56 x 42 in) version of my "500+1 Faces" image (see below). Two of the other
three are images I haven't shown before in public (although one is my Google avatar). One of
my images in the show was chosen for the postcard and poster promoting the exhibit.
photographer's out-of-focus face behind a metal screen (like a door or window screen).
The screen is wet, as if after a rainfall, with water droplets filling many of the holes in the
screen. Each water droplet acts as a tiny lens, showing (in focus) a small section of his face.
photo, with myself standing in for the artist. It turned out to be a much more difficult and
complex assignment than I had originally anticipated. But I am happy with the final result.
You can see my version, titled "500+1 Faces," here. (Click here for a detailed close-up.)
picture," so to speak). It is just over a minute long:
My latest body of work, "CrumpleStompCurse," is now available for viewing online:
Nominations for my "Hall of Shame" are welcome. Please share the site with those you
know who might appreciate it. (And those who might be irked by it.)
It contains photos by me and seven other photographers who work in the Impressionist style.
It is available for purchase on Amazon for $29.95. The 92-page soft cover book contains 5-13
photos by each artist (one per page) along with a 2-3 page profile of each artist. (link to book)
for their online series, Inklight. Writers are invited to write a short piece of prose or poetry inspired
by one of the online images. The editors will choose one of the written works, which will be published
along with the original photograph in an issue of the journal. If any of you budding writers out there feel
inspired by my photo, and would like to be published in a prestigious journal, feel free to make a
submission. For submission guidelines, click on the Inklight link above. (My photo is the one
with the bare feet in front of the blank TV screen.)
Older News:
as a signed, limited edition of 50. It is a 12 x 12 inch hardcover with a stitched, high-quality binding.
Please contact me if you would like to see a copy in person. Price is $150.
of 10. The price is $400 per image. You can see
the 15 images here and can read reviews of the
series
published in the Chicago Tribune and Newcity.
(See an example of one here.) Full nudity is appreciated, but is not required. Contact me for
further details.
exhibit at the Chicago Photography Center. The image was also featured on the postcard
promoting the show. You can see it here. I also had four other images on display in the exhibit. You
can view all the images from the show here. Unfortunately, the artists' names are not listed next to
their images, so you will have to guess which are mine. (Except for one, perhaps, which is a self-portrait.)
