Holly Otterbein from Philadelphia City Paper interviewed me about my show, Natural Order, in her last chance column this past Friday. You can read the interview here.
CITY PAPER INTERVIEWED ME ABOUT MY SHOW, NATURAL ORDER
PHILA. INQUIRER WRITES UP NATURAL ORDER
Paul Jablow wrote a nice article about my show, Natural Order, in the June 26 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. You can read the article online, here.
FAMILY VIEWING
Shared memories. Childhood obsessions.
NATURAL ORDER EXHIBITION
An exhibition of my photographs titled, Natural Order, will be on display from June, 5 - August 26 at Hudson Beach Glass Philadelphia, a gallery in Old City, Philadelphia.
The photographs in the exhibition are about the complex, tenuous, and often contradictory relationships people have with the natural world. They express our fear of elemental chaos, alienation from nature, and our attempts to protect ourselves and put ourselves above the natural order. However, these images also reveal our fascination with natural beauty and wildness, and our reverence for the immutable forces of our planet.
WEST PALM, APRIL
My Grandparents live in West Palm Beach, Florida and I visit them there usually two or three times a year. I find it a fascinating place to take pictures. The area is very unusual. It’s a waspy jet-set destination, a Jewish retirement mecca, and an urban wasteland depending on what block you’re on.
INDIA
I went to India this past February where two of my friends got married on Valentine’s Day in Ahmedabad. In the pictures, they are the man in the red turban and the woman in the green sari, not this other loving couple seen wearing his and hers bikinis on the beach in Goa.
KATHMANDU
Kathmandu is definitely the most visceral place I’ve ever visited. I was there for just a few days this winter when I was traveling around India. It’s extremely busy, smelly and dirty. However, I tried to find and photograph the quiet moments of peace and beauty amidst the filth and chaos.
ALONG THE NILE
I traveled to Egypt this winter and journeyed by boat up the Nile River. In addition to all the amazing, monumental historical sites, I also photographed the landscapes that drifted by as our boat cruised at around 12 knots. The smoke from the burning fields, and the dust blowing in from the desert filter the [...]
4th AVENUE
For the last two years, I’ve been living in an apartment on the northern end of 4th avenue in Brooklyn. Upon moving in, I was immediately impressed with how remarkably raw and harsh the street is. If you’ve never experienced it, it’s a 7 mile or so strip of boulevard that runs from Downtown Brooklyn [...]
PROSPECT PARK BOATHOUSE WEDDING
I photographed this wedding at dusk at the Boathouse in Prospect Park. The couple asked the guests to wear only black or white, and grew most of the plants they used as floral arrangement themselves. They came to me to create unusual and dramatic photos of their unique wedding.
If you would like me to [...]
OTHER PEOPLE’S PICTURES
I recently drove across country, stopping at various attractions along the way. I’ve always been fascinated by watching people photograph each other in front of stuff, and decided to take my own pictures of people photographing each other in front of stuff.
RECENT PORTRAITS
Featured, is Johnny Linville, a gardener at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
MEMORIAL DAY
I went home over memorial day weekend.
WEST PALM, MAY
My Grandparents live in West Palm Beach, Florida and I visit them there usually two or three times a year. I find it a fascinating place to take pictures. The area is very unusual. It’s a waspy jet-set destination, a Jewish retirement mecca, and an urban wasteland depending on what block you’re on.
FATHER & SON
Jackson is my first friend to have a baby.
PARK LIFE
This was the first warm weekend day of the year. I went to prospect park to see how people were reacting to the pleasant temperature and the new greenery.
UKULELERS
I was asked by my friend Jesse and his dad, Uke Jackson, to photograph their annual ukulele festival, New York Ukefest 2008. Ukefest is “a four-day extravaganza of concerts, workshops, seminars and world-renowned ukulele vendors.”
L.A. FRIENDS
CHRISTMAS 2007
Pictures of my family from our Christmas gathering in Center Moriches on Long Island.
MONTAUK
This year my family spent Christmas at my uncle and aunt’s house in Center Moriches on Long Island. The house isn’t big enough for everyone to fit so my siblings and I rented an RV to park in the drive way. Christmas being on a monday, we decided to make a weekend of it and [...]