An Image A Day started out as an exercise to keep me motivated. I joined a group of photographers who were participating in the well-established tradition of taking at least one photo every day.

I noticed early on that 2017 was becoming a monumental year to document because of how major events were unfolding both nationally and personally. Most notably: a contentious presidential administration change, my father’s heart attack, and two trips abroad. However, when looking through the year’s photos as a whole, I was struck at how insignificant these “major events” appear. What does stand out is the ordinary: quiet days at home, and many hours spent at work; nooks, crannies, skies and concrete; little found objects and cherished tchotchkes.

I self-published the final 365 chosen images into a book. Here is a curated selection from the project.

Photo : Synthesis is a new series of lumen prints, still in development. This series of contact prints of plants, vegetables, and other types of organic matter were made utilizing long exposures of hours, up to several days in length. In addition to being a technical necessity to this process, the passage of time is central to thoughts of transitions throughout the life cycle.

The prints in Photo : Synthesis are photograms in which organic matter is exposed outdoors in contact with expired gelatin silver paper. After fixing, the prints are toned in selenium.