Art cannot exist without the human element in both its creation and appreciation. It is our experiences, emotions, values, and hopes that are the building blocks of art.  The need to have those very parts of our beings stimulated is why art is created and consumed. Photographs are silent witnesses of select moments that showcase our world. They lock in the fleeting reality around us and remind us that while every day there is reason for despair, angst and pain, there is also beauty, hope and light to uplift us.  

What better subject than the American West? It is the stage on which American mythology played out. Its vast sweeping landscapes, cavernous craggy mountains and endless rivers bear witness to the evolution of a continent destined to symbolize freedom, opportunity, change and tragedy. While time presses on, the West offers glimpses of its past when man and beast were free from political and geographic restraints and governed by nature’s laws alone. These inspirations fall through my lenses and straight to the viewer. May this land’s harsh lessons and messages of hope forever be a part of the human spirit.