Artist Statement
My body of work is rooted in the quiet conversation between natural light and subject. I follow light as one might follow a voice – listening for where light skims across feathers, where it settles, where it sinks into shadows. I am interested in the artistic possibilities of using images of birds to evoke each of the other senses. In this process, Mississippi’s natural light is my constant collaborator. Often softened by humidity, filtered through leaves, and gliding across wing and water, it turns the ordinary into something felt.
I am drawn to the moods light can create. At dawn the landscape is filled with possibilities. At dusk it deepens, holding forms in suspension between presence and memory. In these shifting hours, stillness hums. Conflict heightens. The flutter of wings feels like a pulse inside the frame. Light does not simply reveal the bird’s form it highlights the atmosphere around it, the beat between motion and rest, and the tension between flight and gravity.
In my early work, I focused on precision. I valued control and technical elements and that foundation remains important to me. Over time, I found myself less interested in perfection and more captivated by feeling. I began to explore silhouette and shadow. I learned to trust what light suggests rather than what it defines.
I seek the fleeting flash of wings, and the moment that resists easy explanation. For me, this is the space where photography becomes art, when an image moves beyond documentation and begins to evoke feeling. Through light, I aim to not only show what stands before me, but also to inspire an experience that lingers in the viewer’s mind and heart long after their time with the image has concluded.
