Diversity & Diversification

well it’s been awhile since my last post and as you may have been able to tell I’ve begun making some changes to the site.

Despite having created this website to focus on my travel photography I recently came to the conclusion that I shouldn’t limit the content I include here. Having been a photographer for close to 10 years I have experience with numerous subject matters (I even shot a wedding once, it was a little rough) and even though I love travel and travel photography I would be doing myself and my portfolio an injustice if I didn’t showcase my work in the field of fine art portraiture as well.

Landscapes can be fantastic especially from all over the world and there’s no better feeling than working hard to capture that one great image; but my first love is photographing people. Portrait photography was what first drew me to the art early on when I was in college and that passion has stuck with me over the years. Whether it’s candid shots taken on a street in New York City, capturing that quick moment shared between husband and wife or parent and child, or working with a figure model in my studio, I love everything about it.

Since I can’t be on the road 24/7 photographing every corner of the globe, I’ve begun to work on an ongoing project here at home to keep my creative energies focused. Taking my inspiration from Richard Avedon, the master of the white background, I’ve begun photographing a series of fine art nudes against white backdrops with the intention of demonstrating the true beauty and diversity of the human body. Searching for models of any gender, age, ethnicity, and body type I hope to build a portfolio that can truly celebrate body diversity. Some shots are meticulously posed while others are quick snapshots allowing the viewer a brief glimpse into the model’s personality, my goal is for all of them to be honest portrayals of the subject. By working with both professional/experienced art models as well as new comers I hope I can truly create a well rounded and diverse body of work. I intend this to be a long term project, by not giving myself a deadline I hope to always be open to meeting and photographing new people as they express interest in participation.

Hence the diversification of my website and the portfolios contained within. I hope you’ll take some time and look around at the new galleries and revisit some of the old ones if you wish. I also tried to improve the ease of navigation in the gallery pages. Enjoy.