I’m usually working on more than one photo project or series at a time. Moving from one to another and then back again (or even on to a different one) keeps me invigorated and on my toes. It’s kind of like going out dancing and making sure I don’t like to get stuck dancing the waltz over and over again all night. I’d tend to get bored.

 

It's been almost 20 years since I started my Identical Twins project. I worked on it off and on for a couple of years. Ten years later, I re-visited many of the twins and photographed them again, in the same setting if possible. I then paired the images and presented them as diptychs. Incredibly, another ten years have passed and I’m busy trying to track down the twins so we can update their portraits once again. (A nod to “The Brown Sisters” by Nicholas Nixon.)

 

I photographed the twins pictured here in 2004 and again in 2014. I’ve managed to get in touch with them again, and though they live somewhere other than Kansas City (where I photographed them in their childhood bedroom) they’re eager to get together the next time they go home. They told me their bedroom has changed very little. I love that and can’t wait to restage the photo.

 

I’ve also been making some new work of plants and animals, and the pictures seem to be taking on a sense of mystery. Quite the opposite of the twins portraits, but somehow that balancing act suits me fine. Going back and forth allows me to use different muscles and get in touch with different parts of my brain and heart. I even find that one project frequently informs the other.

 

I added some new street pictures to my portfolio, as well as several new entries to my “Grandmother With a Camera” series. Once I did that, I spent a few more hours editing and sprucing up my entire website. I’d love for you to take a look!

 

 

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Twins Revisited and Other Pursuits

4/24/2023

I’m usually working on more than one photo project or series at a time. Moving from one to another and then back again (or even on to a different one) keeps me invigorated and on my toes. It’s kind of like going out dancing and making sure I don’t like to get stuck dancing the waltz over and over again all night. I’d tend to get bored.

 

It's been almost 20 years since I started my Identical Twins project. I worked on it off and on for a couple of years. Ten years later, I re-visited many of the twins and photographed them again, in the same setting if possible. I then paired the images and presented them as diptychs. Incredibly, another ten years have passed and I’m busy trying to track down the twins so we can update their portraits once again. (A nod to “The Brown Sisters” by Nicholas Nixon.)

 

I photographed the twins pictured here in 2004 and again in 2014. I’ve managed to get in touch with them again, and though they live somewhere other than Kansas City (where I photographed them in their childhood bedroom) they’re eager to get together the next time they go home. They told me their bedroom has changed very little. I love that and can’t wait to restage the photo.

 

I’ve also been making some new work of plants and animals, and the pictures seem to be taking on a sense of mystery. Quite the opposite of the twins portraits, but somehow that balancing act suits me fine. Going back and forth allows me to use different muscles and get in touch with different parts of my brain and heart. I even find that one project frequently informs the other.

 

I added some new street pictures to my portfolio, as well as several new entries to my “Grandmother With a Camera” series. Once I did that, I spent a few more hours editing and sprucing up my entire website. I’d love for you to take a look!