Angkor, Cambodia - 2007

The temples of Bayon - ubiquitous stone faces, some broken, some still intact.  No matter how many times one visits such a place of unquestionable human accomplishment, the grandeur of the place never ceases to amaze.  This photo was from my second visit in which I tried to capture more than one face in a frame, particularly in profile and from higher vantage points (so it doesn't seem like I am looking up at it).  I like how the massive stones really lend itself to black & white photography - the textures and tones really come out.  

Volcano crater close-up

Maui - December 2009

This photo was shot just after sunrise on the East Maui Volcano called Haleakala.

Toronto - 2001

This ten year old photo of columns, although not supremely interesting or striking, was part of what made me interested in taking photographs...it was part of all the "stuff" I shot, "stuff" meaning everything that looked like it could make a cool picture, even when it didn't turn out so.  I still like it.

A busy city

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 2003

This a picture taken in Phnom Penh on my first visit there.  When I first developed this film, I was really proud of this photo - I think it captures some of the hustle and bustle of the capital city with the motorbikes whizzing by and all the people going about their business on the street.  There is a lone person standing on the balcony on the second level in the building on the right - I like how the stillness of that single person contrasts with the blur of the motorbikes and people on the street level.

New York City - May 2009

Quebec City - July 2009

I visited old Quebec City again two weekends ago...still enjoyed it very much, and since I've been to Paris earlier this year, I can see why some people refer to this place as "little Paris".

Rock abstractions

Grand Canyon, Arizona - May 23, 2010

These rock abstractions are from what I would call a 'failed project' - one that didn't quite make it past my rough printing stage. When one goes to the Grand Canyon, one sees this great expanse of land; for me though, I saw formal elements - individual rock details that needed to be abstracted, composed, and captured on film. Unfortunately after shooting more than two hundred of these abstractions, they ended up looking very similar to one another. Needless to say, this project never left the darkroom. But, I still really like the project - the photos show texture and vivid natural forms.  I suppose this wasn't a failed project in the sense that I found joy in the whole experience of searching and drawing out these compositions of rocks - it was an exercise for my photographer's eye.

Montreal, Quebec - April 2010

Waianpanapa - Black Sand Beach

Hana, Maui - December 2009