"It is easy to remain an outsider
when you do not choose to belong."

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I choose to photograph in the ocean because it is where I have found my place. I never think of myself not belonging there. My work expresses and reinforces my own sense of belonging.

 

 

 

 

"When I photograph in the ocean, I look to find and capture the magnificence of that which is common and universal to it."

 

 

 

I explore the variety of images familiar in the ocean; and try to breathe new life into them.

 

 

 

 

My images may also be a way in which others can share and enjoy my community; and know that it is also their community.

 

 

 

By illuminating the extra-ordinary, I try to create awareness and inspire reverence. My photographic art is my tribute to ocean life, and my concerned investment in its continued future."