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fire and light

I love fire. Not so much for its consumptive or destructive nature (although that deserves fascination and respect), but more for its fluidity, its continuous reinvention of itself, its ever changing color and its ability to synthesize seemingly disparate qualities. It is formless form. And watching it — even while your brain screams “danger” — the flickering dance of its flames seduces you and draws you into it’s trance.

fire and light 6

fire and light 6

I love projection art. The motion of color being painted onto huge canvases of concrete and brick — all in real time and all in front of your eyes. It too is formless form. And despite knowing that is is merely  projected phantoms, you are nevertheless drawn toward the light. Continue reading

Crystal City on Fire

Fire Tower

 

Friday evening brought the opening of Artomatic 2017 to Crystal City in Arlington, and with it another fire spinning performance… and you know I cannot resist fire. Continue reading

looking back at 2016: the art of dance

Classical Repertoire Dance Ensemble #7

In 2016 I began experimenting with art methods of processing and finishing images, in addition to more customary photographic finishes. Looking back, I note that I tended to experiment with art finishes processes on photographs of dance and flow performances more than anything else. Here are a few of my favorite examples. Continue reading

the other side

Behind Glass 1

When you cannot find anything interesting on the streets during a photo walk, look through the glass at the other side. Continue reading

photo of the moment: singing near the monument

I had the opportunity recently to photograph an event for the House of Ruth, a DC charity that does exemplary work helping children, women and families out of homelessness and the cycle of abuse.

photo of the moment – lifting you up

Saturday was Art All Night DC—my fifth AAN and my third year as coordinator of photography. Look for new blog posts about Art All Night coming in the next several days.

Lifting You Up

Hula dancing with projections at Art All Night DC 2016, H Street

kaleidoscope

Rain drops, car lights, a window pane (with a little dirt) and the processes of refraction and reflection combine to form a series of kaleidoscopic images. Click any pic to view the full set of 10 images.

Kaleidoscope 01

Kaleidoscope 1

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