Sacramento: Layers of the Grid is a focused visual exploration of the capital city's architectural conversation, a compelling study of the meeting point between its deep history and its continuous modern expansion. The collection uses clear contrast to define this identity, precisely framing the lasting materials of 19th-century craft against the sleek shapes of the 21st-century skyline. We see the hand-carved stone and detailed work of buildings like the Leland Stanford Mansion and The Citizen Hotel, placed side by side with the reflective glass towers of contemporary structures, including the New County Courthouse and the U.S. Bank Tower. This visual pairing also extends to the intimate, ornate interiors, such as the grand halls of the Sacramento Valley Train Station, setting them against the clean, open spaces of today's commercial buildings.

Each photograph functions as an exact study of material, light, and size. The series reveals the city not as something fixed in the past, but as a continuously rebuilt surface, a canvas layered and written over with history, commerce, and power. The collection invites the viewer to appreciate Sacramento's identity as a product of these interwoven architectural histories, where every building stands as a mark on a constantly changing record. more

This photographic series, “Abandoned Military Bases,” investigates the haunting afterlife of infrastructure built for a singular, intense purpose, military mission deployment, after its strategic usefulness has expired. These sprawling complexes are a tangible legacy of national defense and geopolitical maneuvers, often left to decay as imposing, yet silent, monuments to shifting priorities. The collection documents this transition, juxtaposing the rigid, concrete geometry of operations centers and hangars with the inexorable reclamation by nature, capturing the emotional and physical impact of sudden obsolescence. The fate of these stations varies, some become ghost towns of steel, others are repurposed for civilian life, and a few transform into popular tourist sites, but all of them stand as powerful, layered landscapes that embody stories of both massive construction and ultimate, quiet collapse. more

Sacramento Architectural Studies (HDR Series)

This photographic collection presents a rigorous exploration of Sacramento's architectural landscape, informed by the distinct visual methodologies of documentary and contemplative photography. The series is aesthetically guided by the precision and objective clarity of Jet Lowe and the deep, atmospheric narrative style of Arthur Drooker.

I employ High Dynamic Range (HDR) capture and post-processing techniques to overcome typical dynamic range limitations. This approach is instrumental in meticulously rendering the texture, tonal depth, and micro-details of the city's built environment, highlighting elements that are frequently overlooked.

The resulting images serve as more than mere records; they function as detailed visual analyses of Sacramento's layered history. By isolating and illuminating subtle architectural characteristics, the collection seeks to elevate familiar structures into subjects of focused contemplation, positioning them as essential, continuing components of the community's historical and cultural identity.. more

This photographic collection is a detailed study of the Bourne Cottage, the historic superintendent's residence at Empire Mine State Park. By employing High Dynamic range Photography , this series captures a full tonal range, revealing architectural details and textures often unseen in standard photography.

The HDR process illuminates the Bourne Cottage's blend of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles, highlighting the weathered patina of the siding and the intricacy of the period craftsmanship. The resulting images balance deep shadows with bright light, emphasizing the contrast between the cottage's intimate scale and the vast industrial wealth that funded it.

Ultimately, this collection is more than a document of a house; it is a visual meditation on the domestic life and history preserved within the Empire Mine's most significant dwelling. Through expanded tones and rich detail, the photographs invite viewers to step into this meticulously maintained capsule of California's gilded past more