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Three series, three habits.

The photographs on this site come from three series. Each is paired here with one of the habits I bring to every proposal.

Research

Ghosts of the Oconee

2025

Photographs made in and around Athens, Georgia, from the University of Georgia campus to the Oconee National Forest, during my residency as the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia.

Black-and-white photograph of a narrow, dark river between overgrown banks, a pale sky reflected on the water and fallen branches across the foreground.
Untitled #1University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2025
Black-and-white photograph of a curved tunnel with a row of lights, opening onto a leaf-strewn path under overhanging vines.
Untitled #3University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2025
Black-and-white photograph of a clearing of tall grass seen through bare branches and dense undergrowth.
Untitled #4University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2025
Black-and-white close-up of a weathered brick wall with mortar joints.
Untitled #7Foundry, Athens, GA, 2025
Black-and-white photograph of a concrete structure with two heavy piers standing in dark water, overgrown with vines.
Untitled #9University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2025
Black-and-white photograph looking down on pale shrubs and still water at a reservoir edge, with a concrete structure at the upper left.
Untitled #16Bear Creek Reservoir, Bogart, GA, 2025

Listening

Uprooted

2019

Photographs made in community gardens and parks in Charlestown, Chelsea, East Boston, Dorchester, Medford, Revere, and Boston.

Color photograph of a round opening in a dark blue mural dotted with white stars, framing a bright green garden beyond.
Port ParkChelsea, MA, 2019
Color photograph of a short white picket fence in a garden bed, with climbing plants and a long shadow behind it.
Charlestown GardenCharlestown, MA, 2019
Color photograph of a community garden in bloom, with yellow lilies, pink flowers, and a wooden trellis.
Joe Ciampa GardenEast Boston, MA, 2019
Color photograph looking down on a sandbox with toy excavators, buckets, and watering cans.
Ellington GardenDorchester, MA, 2019
Color photograph of tall hollyhocks with white and pink blooms in a dense green garden.
Southwest Corridor ParkBoston, MA, 2019

Historical truth

American History Re-Visited

2006–2010

Photographs of memorials, monuments, and historic sites across the United States, from Plymouth to Manzanar. The series was shown at the Harvard University Center for American Political Studies.

Color photograph of a weathered gray gravestone engraved with the name Harriet Tubman Davis, with a small flag and pink flowers at its base, under a large tree.
Harriet Tubman GravestoneAuburn, NY, 2008
Color photograph of a small stone guard house on an empty road at dusk, with mountains behind it.
EntranceManzanar, CA, 2008

How the habits show up in a proposal

Research

Funder research, a compliance map, and your core documents are in place before the first line is drafted.

Listening

A discovery interview, so that the narrative is written in the voice of your organization and not in mine.

Historical truth

Chicago-style citations to peer-reviewed and government sources, and language that describes conditions honestly.

Permanent collections

My work is in the permanent collections of the Harvard Art Museums, the Yale University Art Gallery, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the MIT List Visual Arts Center, and the Center for Creative Photography, among other major museums.

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