Mercer Park, 2020 #2 Wood Print

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Lying in a mangled pile⁠⠀
your bones rest ⁠⠀
sprawled out, mirroring the branches of ⁠⠀
the trees with their slow dances.⁠⠀
You're not supposed to be here⁠⠀
⁠⠀
This field has been plowed and leveled⁠⠀
it is a home for soccer and cricket⁠⠀
for barbecues and suburban loitering⁠⠀
The feeding ground for your kind⁠⠀
is now your funeral grounds⁠⠀
Such is life, people say⁠⠀
but nobody asks the animals⁠⠀

"[...] sensitive, classical photography. The images seem to have been steeped in sentimentalism." I was born in Southern New Jersey on the edge of the Pine Barrens. After growing up in a somewhat rural area I decided a change of scenery was in order, so I moved to New York City where I studied photography. My professional career didn't begin until after college, where I worked photographing architecture and construction sites as well as the occasional portrait. I've always been interested in telling stories whether it's the story of a place, a person or simply describing a moment. Photography has been the best method for me to seek out and tell the stories of the world around me. I have since relocated back to New Jersey to enjoy a...