Light. Seen, but not always completely. But under the right circumstances, can transform, provide emotion, create a vision. The absence of light, in shadow or darkness does the same. Yet the need to find balance between the two is equally critical to defining a vision. My desire is two-fold. First, to capture the essence of the time, place, person. To find the soul in the frame constrained by the image, but also at times what you can't see, or perceive as part of the story the photograph is telling. Second, as the artist, to insert myself into the frame. Sometimes this is obvious or overt, and other times a result of a feeling, an emotion, or something unsaid and unseen. And many times, failure.