Visually, I gravitate toward urban and older, decaying suburban environments. What most consider blight, I consider beautiful. These are the neighborhoods I live and work in, so that makes it convenient, too. Rarely do I leave the house without a camera. But why have I always been drawn to these subjects? The film Koyaanisquatsi was a profound influence. One of its creators said that his goal was to take the background and make it the foreground. That, along with some shyness, I guess, is why my photography usually does not include people.

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Because I do not like to write much on the photoblog itslef (sometimes I'll write something but I feel the work should stand alone), I've created a companion blog that you can find by clicking "words" at the top of your screen. There I will sometimes write very informally about what I shot. There's also a "Photographer of the Week" thing going on, and sometimes I may write about other stuff, too. I love to write and can get pretty damn wordy, so enter at your own risk.

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