June 1, 2010
In Marshall Karp’s novels about L.A. detectives Lomax & Biggs, the character “Muller” loves The Simpsons and plays jazz piano. He’s married to a Danish woman who takes in stray dogs whenever anyone asks. And he’s a technologist who helps the detectives solve crimes. Eventually gets fed up with his involvement with music and finds that his deepening passion for photography in his non-work time even helps solve a crime. I don’t solve crimes and I'm taking a break from music, but otherwise I’m that person. Marshall Karp is a friend, a mentor, and my former boss, and the development of his Muller character is – not coincidentally – closely tied to the development of the real person Muller.
I’ve taken photos for years, but it was the birth of my daughter and my relocation to New Mexico that drew me toward photography in a more disciplined sense. I love life and shapes and nature and and really looking really closely at things. I get inspiration from almost everywhere; the beautiful state I live in, dogs, my daughter, music, the amazing pictures other people take, old cars, new friends, delicious food, the sky. Words. Most of the things I end up photographing are either huge landscapes or teeny little macro shots, but I never know what's going to capture my attention for a couple moments.
I have a deep interest in the technical side of photography and I constantly work hard to learn and improve. (I admit I'm a bit of a gear junkie, too.) I also love the little worlds that photography slowly but continually opens for me – the time I get to spend with my daughter hiking around looking for petroglyphs and sunsets and ladybugs, the other photography enthusiasts I get to meet, the friends I make from other places. At it's simplest, I enjoy taking pictures because it forces me to slow down - even just for a moment - and really pay attention to what's around me. It's a welcome opposite to the multitasking that comes built into modern life.
It's amazing what we can see when we just slow down and look for a minute.
Please feel free to drop me a line, I’d love to hear from you.
In Marshall Karp’s novels about L.A. detectives Lomax & Biggs, the character “Muller” loves The Simpsons and plays jazz piano. He’s married to a Danish woman who takes in stray dogs whenever anyone asks. And he’s a technologist who helps the detectives solve crimes. Eventually gets fed up with his involvement with music and finds that his deepening passion for photography in his non-work time even helps solve a crime. I don’t solve crimes and I'm taking a break from music, but otherwise I’m that person. Marshall Karp is a friend, a mentor, and my former boss, and the development of his Muller character is – not coincidentally – closely tied to the development of the real person Muller.
I’ve taken photos for years, but it was the birth of my daughter and my relocation to New Mexico that drew me toward photography in a more disciplined sense. I love life and shapes and nature and and really looking really closely at things. I get inspiration from almost everywhere; the beautiful state I live in, dogs, my daughter, music, the amazing pictures other people take, old cars, new friends, delicious food, the sky. Words. Most of the things I end up photographing are either huge landscapes or teeny little macro shots, but I never know what's going to capture my attention for a couple moments.
I have a deep interest in the technical side of photography and I constantly work hard to learn and improve. (I admit I'm a bit of a gear junkie, too.) I also love the little worlds that photography slowly but continually opens for me – the time I get to spend with my daughter hiking around looking for petroglyphs and sunsets and ladybugs, the other photography enthusiasts I get to meet, the friends I make from other places. At it's simplest, I enjoy taking pictures because it forces me to slow down - even just for a moment - and really pay attention to what's around me. It's a welcome opposite to the multitasking that comes built into modern life.
It's amazing what we can see when we just slow down and look for a minute.
Please feel free to drop me a line, I’d love to hear from you.