The images are created with a technique called light painting in which light sources in near-dark conditions are projected onto or "painted" in selective areas during the camera exposure. This technique was often used in commercial photography studios during the 1980's to put glamorous highlights on products. I thought it would be interesting to take this technique outside of the studio and into an uncontrolled environment. This photography process is very much akin to painting or sculpture, using light and film as paint, clay and canvas. By taking these analogies literally, I create otherworldly visions, examining the nature of light and matter, i.e. energy, playing with it and capturing it on film. It is also a physical process, where I am often in front of the camera, on the "canvas" during the exposure, actually interacting with the characters or objects in the story/picture though not actually appearing in the finished product. All work is created on large format camera, special effects achieved during the exposure. No post-production computer manipulation occurs. Exposures can range from 20 seconds upwards to the entire evening (5 or more hours) to achieve. Recently my work has been evolving in the woods of New England, and within little known niches of the urban world. The actual process of searching for a subject or scene is a significant motivation to why I photograph. It is a journey, a search for a location, a story, and, perhaps, of oneself. My search is constant; there may be inspiration, such as my favorite objects in different settings, or a serendipitous discovery of something I've always looked at but never noticed before. My curiosity fuels the journey. Like a force pulling me, I am lured towards my goal and my prize: a fantastic scene waiting to be exposed. It is at the moment of discovering my subject which I want to photograph that I begin another journey -- creating the exposure itself. I am creating a scene or story with characters using the darkness of night as a canvas and my light source to choose the parts or characters that make up the final story. I, too, being a physical part of the process without being seen, am part of the story.