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The medium of photography demonstrates the fact that light itself is not visible until it reveals something. I work primarily with black and white infrared film, because it enables me to articulate the contrast between illumination and darkness or soft and sharp and to enhance a meditation upon the fleeting nature of the moment. This film is sensitive to infrared light (not visible to the human eye) as well as to the visible spectrum. Objects reflecting significant concentrations of infrared energy will register greater density on the film's negative, thereby causing that respective counterpart in the print to appear lighter or more ethereal. The resulting shift in tonality emphasizes those dreamlike or mysterious quali Íties I seek in my work.

In 2001, as part of a Cultural Arts Exchange, I had the opportunity to work collaboratively with an artist from the Kinneret region of Israel. This led to the creation of a permanent installation at the Poriya Government Hospital near Tiberias. Together with my partner in this project, I explored the local landscape and considered its historical significance as it has related to both natural phenomena and conflicts over thousands of years. Since then, I have traveled to Israel five more times. The echoes from the past reverberate through my mind’s eye and my soul in ways which I might have expected beforehand but could never fully appreciate without actually being and working there. Bruce Feiler has written about his similar experiences in his book "Walking the Bible." My photographs in this exhibition are but a glimpse into this awakening.

These photographs are printed from film I exposed in January, 2003 ("Israel-03-3") and February, 2003 ("Israel-03-13").