The images I treasure most are the ones that look more like paintings than photographs and are created without effort—just a bit of magic and the fine art of paying attention. It’s pure poetry when it happens.
I search for simplicity, unobscured vistas, open spaces that breathe the vibrant energy and calming spirit of our natural world. In stillness, there is peace, in peace everything connects harmoniously. In any setting, my intention is to capture the essence of the moment. When out in nature, my hope is to share a sense of connection to this life force that brings us all back to our only true home—planet earth and the pulsing universe beyond.
As I’ve focused on the Litmosphere project, both the publication and the art show, it’s been a balm to sink back into the person who got me into photography in the first place: a creative artist who looks at the world and sees astounding beauty, imagining it all as a watercolor painting—a little hazy, dreamy, and quiet. It’s an honor to share the poetry of imagery with you.
I am deeply grateful to Charlotte Lit co-founders, Kathie Collins and Paul Reali, for inviting me to curate my personal fine art and work collaboratively with them to find the visual resonance between the artwork and the journal’s brilliant poetry and prose. I am also deeply grateful to the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture for mounting this art show in their beautiful gallery. Thank you.
“Everywhere the beauty gives itself away.” – Antonia Pozzi
Note: All the images presented in this collection are as authentically captured in the camera. Other than standard color and exposure adjustments, no photo manipulation or AI software has been used to alter these images.
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