Mandorla
Two figures faced on to another, their forms enclosing the moon; Byzantine in composition, the silhouttes hold the light between them. Kept since, by the family.
Annunciation
In an arched alcove; the subject after the Madonna del Parto, illuminated in the style of Caravaggio. The work of a single afternoon. The family returns, year on year.
Joshua
A solitary tree beneath desert stars, lit as for a portrait. After the prophet for whom the species is named — his arms raised, leading the people on. Made on a clear September night. Maintained by the studio.
— on the practice
Most photographs are transient. These are made to remain—printed onto cotton fiber, framed by hand, and composed for the specific architecture and light of the room they will inhabit. A piece is finished only when it is hung.
The studio works quietly, and by invitation. The calendar is kept small on purpose. A sitting is offered when the occasion asks for one — a maternity anchoring a family’s lineage, a generational tribute, or a lasting testament.
Letters are read in full. Write only if there is something worth the keeping.
— correspondence
A letter — the occasion, the significance, and the year of it. A reply will come within the week.
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