What does it mean to be an American Photographer today? I keep returning to this question and my art in unsettling times, as I prepare for Format Portfolio Review this week (UK-based). I’ll be sharing two projects in progress, one completed, with 10 reviewers (8 new to me).
The stimulus of reviews can be both rewarding and intense: a chance to refine ideas, gather feedback, and open doors to opportunities/ sales. Good stress, more work than planned (always). Because I love this.
I’ve been thinking about how creativity, experimentation, and vision can flourish in times of uncertainty (uh, war with Iran, all things ICE). Lately, I’ve found strength in looking back to Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Hopper—two artists who helped define American sensibility 90 years ago.
Selections from a work in progress project, Magnetic:Fields (2026), expired silver gelatin chemigrams in response to ICE shootings in Minneapolis, January 2026.
Selections from Ethereal Echoes (2025) project, silver gelatin chemigrams with reclaimed wood frames from Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis
Selections from The Last Fair series (2021+) about mediation on rural American at Minnesota county fairs.