About
I've always wanted to be able to stop time. Photographic imagery allows me to capture moments in time that have impact because of their beauty, or their history or their meaning. Hopefully through my photography I create another opportunity for reflection on our experiences, past and present, from which we can learn. I specialize in environmental photography. It is of course impossible to make time stand still. The world that we appreciate is in part the result of an interplay between forces of change, some good, some not good at all, and our desire to hold on to the best of what we appreciate while embracing a future. That tension frequently erupts into battle. Sometimes violent battle. It is my hope as I move ahead with my photography to explore sustainability, the effort to reconcile forces of change and with our need for the experience of the natural world and the natural world itself (my definition, with apologies). I have found locations such as the Swift River Valley, the area around the Quabbin Reservoir of Massachusetts, to be a profoundly moving location for this endeavor. The Quabbin provides the drinking water for Boston and much of the state of Massachusetts. It is stunningly beautful and it's beauty would deserve the phrase, "hidden gem." Most people just don't know about it, or think about it. Yet, that water, and that beauty, came at the price of four towns that were destroyed in the process of its creation. That beauty, now an amazing natural resource in the form of not only water but wilderness as well, is constantly being challenged. Like all hidden gems, it eventually comes to be seen as a commercially viable resource. Perhaps more importantly it is challenged by the forces of nature itself in the form of invasive species and climate change. The sustainability of the Quabbin area, the balance of nature and change is an evolving story. If you move through my first portfolio, on the Quabbin, in order, you'll be moving roughly from the northern border of the Quabbin, where the water flows in, to the exit of the water as the Swift River continues its journey. I'll be updating this story over time. You'll see two other works on the site at this time. Under multi-media you'll find Slydel and Ariel at the Ecotarium. This piece, produced for the Ecotarium, the Museum of Nature and Science in Worcester, Massachusetts, was designed for their web site, with the purpose of educating children about a new arrival there. The second is a portfolio on the Trees of Worcester. This is part of an on-going project on urban nature that you'll be seeing more about in the future. I've had the great fortune to get help in my efforts to stop time (and other matters) from teachers at the Professional Photography Program at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University, the International Center of Photography, M.I.T., and B.U.'s Graduate School of Management. Most importatly, without the support of my wife Chris who accompanies me on my photographic journeys, time wouldn't be worth stopping at all. In the day time, I'm Associate Professor of Management at Babson College, Wellesley Massachusetts. I'm very grateful for the interest and support of the Babson community. |
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