As a Mesilla Valley, New Mexico native,
I always appreciated the beauty that surrounded me. As the hues of
the Organ Mountains changed and as the fields of cotton and chile came and
went, I felt very much a part of this valley. In this valley lie my ancestors,
old family adobes sit, murals and artwork by family members viewed in public
places. Digging through old family photo boxes I also felt moved and
connected to family and times before me. At an early age I realized the
importance of these photographs, these documents and what they meant to me. And
so, I began my journey in the realm of photography. I began by taking
photographs of family children and mountains and fields of the valley. I
was drawn to portraiture, still life, landscapes, animals and architecture.
Life's jouney took many paths yet photography remained a constant. Today,
I live and work in Santa Fe. The Sangre de Cristos of Northern New Mexico
are just as stunning as the Organ Mountains and the fields of Southern New
Mexico. By working for the Attorney General of New Mexico, I gained access
and opportunities to photograph historical, official and political events as
well as to opportunities to photograph weddings and life events for those who
saw me photographing public events. Northern New Mexicans are eager
to share the most magnificent landscape, the cuttest barnyard animals or
the most mesmerizing Indian dancers.
Early work was traditional darkroom, black and white and sepia
toned photographs often hand tinted to resemble work from 1930s
and 1940s. Today I work
primarily in digital photography. Some of my work is manipulated by use
of digital enhancment processes which render a painterly quality. I
also still do some traditional darkroom work.
