I am what I shoot. Take that pensive figure standing atop a pole looking down into the murky water below. There you will find equal parts observation and reflection because I cannot separate myself from the final image even though I am not in it. Simply put, it reveals as much about me and my state of mind as it does the subject in the image. How many times have I seen myself in this position since being diagnosed with incurable cancer? Standing at the edge and wondering aloud, “where to next?” There are no answers, of course, rather only questions that defy explanation while inviting copious contemplation. This was my project for nearly 8 years following that diagnosis and this book is the finished product.

Seeing Through a Looking Glass Lens is a visual essay written in contrasty black-and-white diptychs that independently respond to one another as part of a seamless whole. Think of a Mobius strip that appears as a pair of misshapen circles yet is only a single twisted one. The singular whole can only be seen as a disparate pair. Such was my intention with this book: to look through individual frames to see the collective composition.

My work has been influenced by many artists and photographers including Nicholas Hlobeczy, Edward Hartwig, Herb List, George Platt Lynnes, Claus Wickwrath, Rocky Schenck, and Kishin Shinoyama.

Fifty percent of the profits from the sale of this book after taxes and expenses have been paid will be donated to the Northwest Sarcoma Foundation in Seattle, Washington.