Primordial Seas, Tahuya, WA 2005-2009

Moving from the heart of downtown Seattle to a remote location along Puget Sound’s Hood Canal took us from a booming construction zone to a tranquil and peaceful place. But I faced a dilemma. What does an urban photographer shoot when there is no urban to photograph?

Eventually, as I began watching the water that had become my front yard more closely, this series of seascapes began to make themselves known. As the series progressed, I would literally jump up from the dinner table, grab my camera and head for the beach as some magical combination of light, color, wind and tide started revealing new combinations of forms I had never noticed before.

As the collection grew, the images seemed to sort themselves into four distinct groupings which brought to mind the primordial beginnings of the ocean itself.

This work has been exhibited at the Farmani Gallery in Los Angeles, Verve Gallery in Santa Fe, Open Shutter Gallery in Durango, Watermark Gallery in Houston, Wallspace Gallery in Seattle, and published in Color Magazine.

Genesis

In Genesis, we experience a never-ending stream of beginnings, of random combinations of light, texture and form,
a constant flow of motion where two moments are never the same and never repeated.

Apocalypse

Apocalypse is a time of awakening, of power unleashed.
Unrelenting natural forces sculpt the water into epic scenes that exist but for a moment.

Grace

Only after the epic storms of Apocalypse can we appreciate the sublime beauty and tranquility of Grace.
Yet beneath the surface, the restless energy of the sea remains.

Illumination

In Illumination, we experience a reduction of the elements into pure energy, ready to begin the cycle again.