Authorial Practice

Independent monograph maker since 2011.

Operating entirely outside commercial studios to document quiet architectural geometry and unposed observational portraits across Berlin, New York, and Tokyo.

13 yrs

active practice

18

solo exhibitions

4

published monographs

Darkroom & Field

The Daylight Viewing Table

Every frame is exposed on medium format film utilizing available northern light and overcast skyscapes. Contact sheets are reviewed strictly in natural illumination to preserve the tonal range inherent to the gelatin silver emulsion.

No synthetic digital sharpening or artificial contrast adjustments enter the workflow. The resulting archival pigment prints record precisely what transpired before the lens during those quiet minutes of observation.

Notes on Pace

Waiting for the Light

Modern photography accelerates toward instant sharing, flattening the deliberate cadence of physical monographs. Working with mechanical cameras demands patience—waiting ten minutes for cloud cover to soften an architectural facade or allowing natural shadow falloff to define an interior space.

This discipline rejects algorithmic churn in favor of permanent physical objects. Each numbered print is proofed in-studio, pencil-signed on the verso, and cataloged for collectors who value enduring visual documentation over ephemeral trends.

The Quarterly Studio Dispatch

Receive behind-the-scenes contact sheets, exhibition notices, and advance notifications for newly completed monographs.