Land In Land – When Studies Turn Into Finished Works

For years I’ve used my iPhone as a sketchbook to play, make images more spontaneously, and explore ideas. I’ve always been fascinated by how the tools we use change our perception. Yet, knowing it wasn’t the tool that made the difference between a study and a finished work, I’d been challenging myself to create a series of images with my iPhone that had as much depth of content and feeling as the images I’ve made with cameras that make higher quality files. Land In Land is the first series I’ve done this with. Here’s a quick look at how it developed.

I knew I was onto something when I saw this first image in New Zealand.
I got confirmation that the idea could be sustained with this second image.

I found that meaningful variations could be found in other locations like California.

This process of discovery was repeatable in Utah.



This new way of seeing finally became intuitive for me, leading to increased productivity in Spain.



My mother (an artist, a picture editor, a designer) has an exceptional eye. When she asked for a print of this last image and hung it near a prized Tibetan tanka, it was confirmation for me that I’d achieved a real depth that carries through to others.
View the suite of images from Maine here.
View the video here.
Listen to the statement here.