INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Boomerang

INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Boomerang

Inspiration for the photograph,Boomerang The report came in.“CANCER.” I went upstairs to my bedroom, crawled into bed with my Siamese cat, Ollie. As soon as I pulled the duvet over our heads, my whole body started to shake. My teeth clattered. I had the feeling I was...
Inspiration for Photo, The Encounter

Inspiration for Photo, The Encounter

Inspiration for the photograph,The Encounter That summer, I left the dry steamy sidewalks of New York to visit my brother in the mountains of West Virginia. It was my favorite time in the Appalachian valley—the smell of heavy morning mist and wet dirt at the crack of...
INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Boomerang

INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Eating the song

Inspiration for the photograph, Eating the sun Inspiration for photograph, “Eating the Sun” In the dream it was Saturday and I had gotten up early to clean my apartment. I heard the slow, plunk…plunk…of the dripping faucet in the kitchen. I glanced ahead toward the...
INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Boomerang

INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Birdsong

Inspiration for the photograph, Birdsong Inspiration for the photograph Birdsong explores my fascination and deepest gratitude for the birds who taught me how to fly. I had started taking flying lessons. Taking off from the airport in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the old...
INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, Boomerang

INSPIRATION FOR PHOTO, WE CAN SEE EACH OTHER

Inspiration for the photograph, We can see each other. I had been obsessing over something unresolved in my work and I needed a break, so I went outside to clear my head. I took in a big breath of fresh air and started walking down the street. All at once – Smack!...