Water Dance - Portfolio (2007)
Macro colour photography. Nikon gear.
On the Way to San Miguel - Portfolio (2009)
Black & White photography. Nikon gear.
Sound Dance - Portfolio (2009)
Illustration.
Pigment ink, felt pens on watercolour paper
Night Music - Portfolio (1992)
Illustration
Graphite, india ink on white watercolour paper. 9" x 13".
Graphite, india ink on white watercolour paper. 9" x 13".
22 Hebrew Letters, Reversed - Study (2022)
Linocut, ink, mulberry paper.
Sun Wave (2022) - Print & Companion Story - Study
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Linocut, ink, 6 x 9" paper
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Asemic or Pansemic Writing Sketchbook (2024, 2025)
Asemic writing is a wordless open semantic form. The word asemic means “having no specific semantic content,” or “without the smallest unit of meaning.” (e.g. image 1) The second image with the "50 people" shows the minds strong desire for recognizable symbols.
White jelly roll pen on black craft paper (8.5" x 11"). Cropped.
White jelly roll pen on black craft paper (8.5" x 11"). Cropped.
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Pansemic Shield (2024)
Poster Art Prototype for 100 Women | 100 Oceans
Asemic Sketchbook (2025)
Asemic Sketchbook image scanned into layout software.
Wave graphic: open source.
Wave graphic: open source.
Fibonnaci's Bar Code (2010)
Experimental Body casting. 2010 Legacy Fund.
On Photographic Ethics
Today, with my own growing awareness, these are the steps and questions that would be in place.
Who is this person in the picture? What is his/her/their name? How does the person feel about being in a portrait book or in other media? Do they know that their picture is being circulated - or if applicable sold - anywhere in the world? Did the person receive anything in return? Has the photographer obtained a letter of consent from this person, their guardian or from the community?
In the case of the pictures featuring people above, their respective images have been included exclusively for non-commercial portfolio use.
Next steps In My Learning
As I revisit my long relationship with photography and its ethics, here are some new thoughts I am considering.
• Not buying books with un-authorized images of indigenous people
• Encouraging my bookseller to buy books that are culturally sensitive to indigenous cultures
• Letting the bookseller and photographer know that I care about the source from which images came
• Asking the photographer and myself to show names of the persons s/he/they photographed
• Asking the photographer to respect the privacy of the individual, community, and culture
• Asking the photographer to respect the customs of indigenous people while deferring to their Elders and knowledge keepers for permission with veto
• Writing to the photographer and encourage her/him/them to consider how to give something back to the community they photographed
Who is this person in the picture? What is his/her/their name? How does the person feel about being in a portrait book or in other media? Do they know that their picture is being circulated - or if applicable sold - anywhere in the world? Did the person receive anything in return? Has the photographer obtained a letter of consent from this person, their guardian or from the community?
In the case of the pictures featuring people above, their respective images have been included exclusively for non-commercial portfolio use.
Next steps In My Learning
As I revisit my long relationship with photography and its ethics, here are some new thoughts I am considering.
• Not buying books with un-authorized images of indigenous people
• Encouraging my bookseller to buy books that are culturally sensitive to indigenous cultures
• Letting the bookseller and photographer know that I care about the source from which images came
• Asking the photographer and myself to show names of the persons s/he/they photographed
• Asking the photographer to respect the privacy of the individual, community, and culture
• Asking the photographer to respect the customs of indigenous people while deferring to their Elders and knowledge keepers for permission with veto
• Writing to the photographer and encourage her/him/them to consider how to give something back to the community they photographed
