About Me
Chances are, we’ve met ~ at a market, or I took your portrait at the park, or maybe you know someone’s dog who’s photo I made… But if you’ve just stumbled upon my work, thank you for showing interest! I love engaging with the PDX community in every way I can, and I wouldn’t be able to make beautiful images without all the support from the locals and those who travel to the Pacific North West for a chance at having a timeless portrait made.
“What you are doing is such a breath of fresh air, in a period of time that makes people feel like human connection can be few and far between.”
For over half of my life I’ve been a photographer, and for even longer I’ve been a maker - capturing memories and creating whatever my hands and mind would allow. Analogue photography has always felt like the perfect combination of conceptual and tangible art forms. My favorite part about the antique process of wet plate collodion is how hands-on it is. Delicately preparing and mixing various chemicals, practicing careful and meticulous technique, creating images with such unique and timeless qualities, and having my hands in every step of the process. Second to that is meeting so many wonderful people and seeing their response when they first see their tintype portrait appear in the fixer.
Here is an article published on the PetaPixel website about my history with the wet plate process.
Below is a video featuring some of my more creative techniques with the wet plate process - captured and published by In an Instant