I explicitly shoot my personal projects using the classic aspect ratio of the cinema. this allows me to tell larger stories, and often multiple stories, within a single shot. furthermore, it subconsciously prepares the viewer for the emotional responses that accompany the cinema, such as massive scenes, storytelling, human relationships, etc.
my current obsession is to capture interactions between groups of people at moments when they are doing precisely nothing in particular. the scenes should feel vaguely familiar, yet unfold gradually like a flower opening to the sun, revealing the implicit harmony that underpins human interaction. when fit into the cinematic aspect ratio, the subjects appear as characters on a stage, playing their most authentic interpretation of themselves.
when man and nature are photographed together, it is dishonest to place man at an equal footing. this is an attempt to be truer to the landscapes that draw us outside in the first place.
to see a massive expanse, compress it through the lens, only to have to re-expand to something nearly as grand. it's the most I can offer for the viewer of my work.
these are merely explorations on the format, and while they don't fit into a specific series, some may well turn into a series of their own someday.
