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I use my photography to create conversations between the visible and the implied. Across street scenes, celebrations, studio nudes, and conceptual projects, I explore how the human presence—in gesture, form, and pose—interacts with light, the environment, identity, and the imagination to make a statement.
People are my starting point: their movement, their vulnerability, and their many rituals. In my “dressed” and street-series photographs, I’m drawn to the unexpected celebration of community, joy, ritual, or the quiet moment in a crowd that holds its own weight. In my “undressed” work I use the naked body, not for shock or exhibition, but as a pure form to draw attention and invite reflection. In parallel, my conceptual and abstract work draws on found objects, juxtaposed imagery, and compositional tension to probe symbolic meaning, hidden narratives, and emotional undercurrents. Music also resonates deeply with how I see the world. My “songs” series emerges from the way melody, rhythm, and lyrics feeds my visual imagination. In my work, I try to balance intimacy and distance: to offer images that feel accessible, but are different enough to linger in one’s mind. I want viewers to see—not just from my perspective—but to find reflections of their own stories, emotions, and associations in these images. Whether spontaneous on the street, posed in the studio, or composed behind a screen, I invite the viewer to let the image speak on its own terms, and to engage with what lies beneath the surface. I was honored to be chosen as a finalist in the 2019 Ed van der Elsken "Lust for Life" competition, organized by the Netherlands Fotomuseum. My own "lust for life" is the unseen driver of many of these images. A catalogue with a complete listing of the series posted on this site can be downloaded here. Click the titles in the catalogue to open each series. Collaboration is always welcome. Guidelines for working on a TFP basis can be found here. For more information, please contact me at: [email protected] or via the contact form below. |
Yasse-onna
Pierced
Projecting Mondrian
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