Mexico: Moments of Truth
I began photographing in Mexico when I first lived there in 1989. Since then I have visited the country many times and lived for over three consecutive years in San Miguel de Allende.
The focus of this work is the people, the events, and the landscape of Mexico. Most of these images were photographed in the Bajio region of Mexico--in the state of Guanajuato. As a traveler and as an observer my aim is to record life as I see it, to attempt to capture the timelessness of place, to convey both the beauty and the harshness of life as I find it. I see my work as a combination of documentation and fine art photography.
This Mexico work is in the 35mm format and the images are printed full-frame--that is, they are not cropped. I want to show you all that I have seen. I neither orchestrate nor pose my subjects, nor do I work in a studio. My images are not digitally manipulated in any way--you may be certain that what you see here is true. Each image comes to you as I first saw it through my viewfinder and later through my enlarger. Above all else, I am an observer--detail, composition, and shadow make up the foundation of my work.
The focus of this work is the people, the events, and the landscape of Mexico. Most of these images were photographed in the Bajio region of Mexico--in the state of Guanajuato. As a traveler and as an observer my aim is to record life as I see it, to attempt to capture the timelessness of place, to convey both the beauty and the harshness of life as I find it. I see my work as a combination of documentation and fine art photography.
This Mexico work is in the 35mm format and the images are printed full-frame--that is, they are not cropped. I want to show you all that I have seen. I neither orchestrate nor pose my subjects, nor do I work in a studio. My images are not digitally manipulated in any way--you may be certain that what you see here is true. Each image comes to you as I first saw it through my viewfinder and later through my enlarger. Above all else, I am an observer--detail, composition, and shadow make up the foundation of my work.
