Objects

I like to approach photographing an object as the intersection of both what it is, and why it is. That is, what does this object mean to the person who made it? Or the person it was made for? Or is it the product of its own evolution, and takes on the meaning we give to it? In a way, it’s a little like being an archeologist, or maybe a detective, piecing together an idea about a person from the traces they leave. Unlike either of them, however, I often have the advantage of being able to speak directly with the creators themselves. Maybe the best aspect of photographing objects, for me, is that it allows me to actually touch history. I’ve photographed the revolver used to assassinate President McKinley in 1901, a letter signed by Stalin, Native American ceremonial regalia passed down through generations… things most people only ever see behind glass. It’s quite a privilege.
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  • antique rifle with engraved wood
  • dramatically lit bird skull
  • Native American jewelry
  • Native American drum and striker
  • multi colored glass bowl shape
  • transilluminated glass artwork
  • box containing nine blue eggs
  • spiral pattern on a prehistoric sea shell
  • close up showing detail of an antique shotgun
  • book cover showing two pieces of Native American artwork
  • Native American mask with green skin and straw hair
  • acrylic painting of african-american woman
  • ornately engraved double barreled shotgun
  • woman's head carved from ivory or bone
  • Native American artwork made of wood and glass
  • blue fan with gold details
  • arrangement of small pink shells