Dreaming in Violet Size:48x72 many hours of night imaging

many hours of night imaging and time-lapse work

As night settled in

with little transition between rim and void

This image was created using a focus stack to maintain clarity across the foreground cactus

The egg and surrounding rocks were photographed in place

Dreaming in Violet Size:48x72 many hours of night imagingOregon Coast, Oregon This photograph was made on the Oregon coast shortly after sunset, working low among a dense patch of coastal wildflowers overlooking the Pacific. It was created during a period when I was pushing away from documentation and leaning hard into interpretation. At the time, I wasnt interested in whether the scene could exist exactly as shown. I was chasing feeling, color, and atmosphere. I wanted the image to live somewhere between