Dark Windows
When I began my second career as a photographer, I studied with many wonderful teachers who encouraged me to be more open to my inner self. Without direction or forethought, I began to photograph scenes that were dark in tone and evocative.
The question so often asked of me was “Where do these photos come from.” It eventually struck me that, like so many, my dark childhood experiences have indelibly shaped me. I grew up in a troubled Jewish family during the fifties, in the heart of the Iowa Corn Belt - a recipe for isolation and loneliness. Being different in a world of sameness, while walking the path alone, allowed me to transform my solitude and darkness into a visual language that guides me on a journey of exploration to this day.
