Education:
BFA, Ball State University
MFA, University of Cincinnati.
Employment:
Professor of Art, Frostburg State University
Home:
Wife and two kids, one cat, two dogs, several film and pixel cameras, lots of soccer balls, books, and a vast collection of paints, brushes, crayons and markers.
Teaching:
I believe in a technically based practice of creative problem solving in photographic curricula. The student should be able to fluidly move from analog into digital media, be visually literate knowing how images communicate, be aware and interested in contemporary and historical artists' work, demonstrate a thorough relationship with the history of the photographic medium, and establish an elite level of technical skills with a desire to become a lifelong learner.
Process:
Don’t take pictures, make photographs.
I believe the photograph to be a pliable form of art, not necessarily defined by pre-existing standards for what makes a photograph true to its medium - although I do believe a human, light, time, and possibly a lens are what “makes” a photograph. I do not have a strict agenda to gear or process for my personal work, and I don't find my self traveling extensively or working with exotic subject matter to find content.
Each project tends to have individual ideas I am interested in pursuing, sometimes revolving around media; a concise summary is given for the brief galleries on this website.
If you are interested in seeing some student work examples or reviewing my CV, please check the contact link above.
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