Land Multiples

Medium-format photography

This body of work relies on analog, multiple-exposure techniques to re-orient myself to the land. Each picture in this series is crafted in the camera, with only minimal post-processing to remove dust and distortion. All this to say that the bulk of the creative work is in slowing down, taking the time to look at a landscape from multiple perspectives, and coordinating my breathing with the often acrobatic positions in which I end up so as to keep the camera still.

I rarely use a tripod; I prefer to let the photos show subtle imperfections from passing time between exposures and the inherent movements of being in a human body. For me, this moves photography away from “capturing” or “taking” an image, and towards a more mindful and healing approach to image-making.

Some of the images in this series feature the same landscape, reflected or rotated back on itself; some are scenes that complement one another; and others are of dissimilar landscapes set in tension or balance. All of them require a particular attunement to memory and the visual field – especially for the images that blend multiple locations, I have to keep the composition in my head throughout the layering multiple-exposure process, which often spans hours or days.

Online shop coming soon, for now, reach out if you’d like to order a print. I have several on hand that are framed (by me) in local, salvaged wood.