ARTIST STATEMENT​​

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As a photographer I am interested in lived-in settings, and utilizing foreground elements, shadows, lines, and a subject's gaze to make evocative, sometimes haunting art. Much of my work is an exploration and expression of the human condition, and my connection to the natural world.

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Favoring portrait and street photography, and shooting almost exclusively using natural light, my work is a combination of directed image creation, and photographing candid moments. This blend of controlled art making with capturing the unplanned allows me to remain a careful observer in close connection with the world, and my instincts. An avid traveler and nature lover, I often photograph people, animals, and places from my travels.

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I enjoy working in a variety of mediums, particularly 35mm photography, mixed media, and abstract painting under the moniker Dagu, referring to the name I called myself as a young child.