Local Light

Two collections. One body of work.

Local Light is photography made close to home—places and quiet scenes shaped by everyday light, stillness, and small details.

Aerial view of a weathered urban wall with mismatched bricks, a black pipe running vertically, and a rectangular metal door at the bottom.

J Z - Bowery Platform
New York, New York

A beige piece of clothing with embroidered orange butterflies and a white patch hanging on a wire hanger attached to a white door. The door is framed by wallpaper with green holly leaves and red berries, and there are framed pictures on the wall to the right.

Vintage Apron
Plano African-American Museum
Plano, Texas

Backyard scene with a worn metal staircase leading up to an apartment building, broken window blinds, a table cluttered with various items, and a small red toy car on the ground.

After the Bell
Ardmore, Oklahoma

Black-and-white photo of a church with a bell tower and cross, surrounded by trees and bushes, with a stone wall in the foreground.

Black-and-white photo of a church with a bell tower and cross, surrounded by trees and bushes, with a stone wall in the foreground.

A darkening sky with two people standing near an art installation resembling a house on a wooden deck, with glowing interior light and mural of a face's eyes and nose, during twilight.

A darkening sky with two people standing near an art installation resembling a house on a wooden deck, with glowing interior light and mural of a face's eyes and nose, during twilight.

An old silo with a metal roof surrounded by trees, utility poles, and power lines, in black and white.

An old silo with a metal roof surrounded by trees, utility poles, and power lines, in black and white.

The back of a white semi-trailer truck with a rusted and dirty lower edge, parked outdoors on grass and gravel ground, with houses, trees, and power lines in the background, under a cloudy sky.

The back of a white semi-trailer truck with a rusted and dirty lower edge, parked outdoors on grass and gravel ground, with houses, trees, and power lines in the background, under a cloudy sky.

A weathered house exterior with a partially covered window, peeling yellow and red siding, and an American flag hanging on a pole.

A weathered house exterior with a partially covered window, peeling yellow and red siding, and an American flag hanging on a pole.

Black and white photo of a rustic wooden barn with a tilted, weathered wooden door leaning against it, surrounded by grass and dirt.

Black and white photo of a rustic wooden barn with a tilted, weathered wooden door leaning against it, surrounded by grass and dirt.

A dirt trail winding through a grassy landscape with sparse bushes and small trees, leading toward distant mountain ranges at sunset with a sky filled with scattered clouds.

A dirt trail winding through a grassy landscape with sparse bushes and small trees, leading toward distant mountain ranges at sunset with a sky filled with scattered clouds.

Black and white photo of an old building with signs advertising ranch supply, general mercantile, BBQ, and cookies, with electrical wiring and a cloudy sky in the background.

Black and white photo of an old building with signs advertising ranch supply, general mercantile, BBQ, and cookies, with electrical wiring and a cloudy sky in the background.

A black-and-white photo of a hallway with multiple doorways leading into rooms in a home or apartment.

A black-and-white photo of a hallway with multiple doorways leading into rooms in a home or apartment.

Ghost Sign Ardmore, Oklahoma

Ghost Sign
Ardmore, Oklahoma

Times Past Tucson, Arizona

Times Past
Tucson, Arizona

Church Door Chester, New Jersey

Church Door
Chester, New Jersey

Siblings Ardmore, Oklahoma

Siblings
Ardmore, Oklahoma

Saarinen Stairs TWA Hotel, Queens, New York

Saarinen Stairs
TWA Hotel, Queens, New York

Stacked Tires Princeton, Texas

Stacked Tires
Princeton, Texas

Metal on Metal Princeton, Texas

Metal on Metal
Princeton, Texas

Once Useful Princeton, Texas

Once Useful
Princeton, Texas

Artist at Work Dallas, Texas

Artist at Work
Dallas, Texas

Artist Tools Dallas, Texas

Artist Tools
Dallas, Texas

Strolling By Dallas, Texas

Strolling By
Dallas, Texas

Lines and Curves Dallas, Texas

Lines and Curves
Dallas, Texas

Red Yucca Seeds

Red Yucca Seeds

Magnolia Leaves

Magnolia Leaves

Fading

Fading

Bee Boxes Canyon, Texas

Bee Boxes
Canyon, Texas

El Presidio Tucson, Arizona

El Presidio
Tucson, Arizona

Model New Yorker's High Line, New York

Model New Yorker's
High Line, New York

Chelsea Morning Chelsea, Manhattan, NY

Chelsea Morning
Chelsea, Manhattan, NY

Not Much to See Dallas, Texas

Not Much to See
Dallas, Texas

Off to Work Manhattan, NY

Off to Work
Manhattan, NY

No Idea What This Building Is River North, Chicago, IL

No Idea What This Building Is
River North, Chicago, IL

Canyon Road Santa Fe, New Mexico

Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico

50th Street Station Manhattan, NY

50th Street Station
Manhattan, NY

Storefront Tucson, Arizona

Storefront
Tucson, Arizona

Four Friends Boston, Massachusetts

Four Friends
Boston, Massachusetts

Pool Reflection Dallas, Texas

Pool Reflection
Dallas, Texas

Staircase Shadows Dallas, Texas

Staircase Shadows
Dallas, Texas

Strong Foundation Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Strong Foundation
Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Deco Symmetry Fair Park, Dallas, Texas

Deco Symmetry
Fair Park, Dallas, Texas

Cracked Geometry Westfield, New Jersey

Cracked Geometry
Westfield, New Jersey

Abandoned in Chelsea Chelsea, Manhattan, NY

Abandoned in Chelsea
Chelsea, Manhattan, NY

Taking a Rest Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas

Taking a Rest
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas

Mesa Path El Malpais National Monument, Grants, New Mexico

Mesa Path
El Malpais National Monument, Grants, New Mexico

Laurel Lake Lee, Massachusetts

Laurel Lake
Lee, Massachusetts

Local Pond Lenox, Massachusetts

Local Pond
Lenox, Massachusetts

End of a Season Chester, New Jersey

End of a Season
Chester, New Jersey

Border Wall Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Border Wall
Stockbridge, Massachusetts

On Their Way Boston, Massachusetts

On Their Way
Boston, Massachusetts

Midtown Water Tower Manhattan, New York

Midtown Water Tower
Manhattan, New York

Enter San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tuscon, Arizona

Enter
San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tuscon, Arizona

Tucked Away Santa Fe, New Mexico

Tucked Away
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Locked Up River North, Chicago, Illinois

Locked Up
River North, Chicago, Illinois

Pickup Truck Dallas, Texas

Pickup Truck
Dallas, Texas

Untitled Plano, Texas

Untitled
Plano, Texas

A metal cross with decorative floral engravings attached to the bark of a tree.

A metal cross with decorative floral engravings attached to the bark of a tree.

Interior of a modern living room with gray walls, tan leather sofa, a matching armchair, and a round wooden coffee table. A framed photograph of a red brick building with a staircase is mounted on the wall. To the right, a wheelchair is parked beside a wooden chair. The room has eclectic decor with books, a sculpture, and various small objects on a shelving unit and surfaces.

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