List of photographers I like

Contemporary

Arnold Newman 1918-2006 Portraiture   
http://www.pdngallery.com/global/en/professional/features/legendsV6Q5/newman.jhtml
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Newman
Tina Barney 1945-  Portraiture     http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/barney_tina.php
 Kenro Izu  1949-  Alternative Processes
      http://www.kenroizu.com/
Sally Mann 1951-  Portraiture/Alternative Processes
     http://www.artnet.com/artist/11072/sally-mann.html
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mann
Jeff Brouws 1955-  Urban Landscape
      http://www.jeffbrouws.com/
Todd Hido 1968-  Urban Landscape
      http://wwwtoddhido.com/

Historical

Julia Margaret Cameron 1815-1879 Portraiture
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Margaret_Cameron
Eugene Atget 1857-1927 Urban Landscape/Documentary
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Atget
Walker Evans 1903-1975 Documentary
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Evans
Berenice Abbott 1998-1992 Urban landscape
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenice_Abbott

Additional House Arrest photo

                       Lamb 2009

                        Library 2008

                        Painted Flowers 2008

                        Stairwell 2009

House Arrest

Where my bed used to be 2008

Growing up my family and I would move around every couple of years until I was around six years old. After that I lived in the same house until I graduated from high school twelve years later. Throughout college I would spend less and less time at home and more time away at school.

Throughout my time growing up I watched as the house transformed over the years into many different versions. A room painted a different color, a ceiling sheet rocked, a remodeled kitchen, and finally an addition added on to the side of the house expanding it by about a third. As I spent less time away from home at school and then in my own apartment. The house started to get left alone for longer amounts of time, until it started to fall apart do to neglect. 

I started photographing my childhood home in the hopes of keeping the memories that I hold in it alive for me. The images show a run down old house that is in desperate need of a make over. But they are so much more then that. The passage of time and evolution of spaces used for other purposes in the past. The photo Where my bed used to be shows a broken animal cage, and dirty damaged walls. But ten years ago before the addition was added to the house it was my somewhat cleaner bedroom, at least the walls where clean if nothing else. 

People, places, and things will change over time. It is something everyone learns and  grows accustomed to witnessing. Ten years down the road I want to be able to look at this photo and remember what it was like before my life got more complicated and expensive, before I grew up. 

Okay...So I am starting this Blog for a couple of reasons.

1. I wanted to be able an easily accessible venue to rely my thoughts, feelings, work and ideas to everyone that wants to know.

2. I am hoping this will force me to keep thinking, writing , and showing off what I do and what I have done.

3. Finally I don't want to pay for the upkeep of a website anymore.