My photographic images are highly inspired by science fiction, romantic novels, and wonderful music. I am inclined to tell a story with my images, perhaps because I am so drawn to them myself. I create a story in my mind, and then I chop it up into scenes. This thrills me, because as I am going through this process I feel attachment, and feel as though I have this responsibility to bring to life this creation that does not really exist yet. Like a loving parent, or a mad scientist, I do and apply what ever medium is necessary to build an image, to represent this story I imagined. I enjoy working with series, because they are like scenes. One image follows and completes the next image... If a series is not called for, then I try to tell the story, in one scene, which is a challenge ...

I start the process by selecting models, sets, props, lighting, costume, make-up, etc. Photograph from nearly a hundred, all of which are differently exposed. Once I pick the photograph in which to work with I transform the photograph by painting onto it, adding and subtracting.

Biography

I am a photo-illustrator living in Manhattan. I received a BFA from Tyler School of Art, with photography as a major, and art history as a minor. I have since exhibited my photo-illustrations at Tyler Gallery, Silicon Gallery, and Emulsion. I will be exhibiting in Young Guns III during the spring of 2001, located at the Art Director's Club in New York City.
I create photo-illustrations for clients such as: American Medical News, The New York Times, Guideposts Publication, Enternment Weekly, New Yorktainment Weekly, New York Magazine, Blaze, Urb, The Village Voice, MTV Interactive, Dragcoco Fragrance, and Marillyn Modeling Agency.

Work

SOPHIE, 2000

VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES, 1999/2000

YULIA, 2000