A Modernist Black and White Aesthetic

For over 20 years, my work has been committed to a black and white Modernist aesthetic—a visual language that has shaped the very foundations of photographic history. My inspiration draws from the legendary works of Man Ray, Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Berenice Abbott, among many others. From the beginning, I set out to create images that embodied the same depth, clarity, and formal integrity. Yet for years, no process I tried could fully capture the richness, precision, or consistency I was after. In 2004 I found a process and have used that ever since.

Rather than rely on post-processing, I focused on developing my sensitivity to light, exposure, camera technique, and the use of filters—refining the aesthetic as much as possible in-camera. As digital technology advanced over the years, so too did my ability to fully realize the vision I had been chasing. What began as a pursuit to replicate a historical look gradually evolved into something more—a continuation of Modernism, shaped by contemporary tools.

My work is not a replication of the past, but a progression—an ongoing conversation between the enduring principles of Modernism and the potential of digital technology. It’s proof that the essence of Modernism is not bound to any one era or medium, but lives on as a way of seeing, interpreting, and distilling the world. For me, that dialogue lives in black and white—in light and shadow, form and structure, clarity and simplicity.

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