Trish in Tujunga

I’m always a little insecure about sharing my work online. First it’s always, is it good enough? There will always be doubts about ones work whatever that work is. And is there ever a time that the work (art, photos, music) is truly ready to present to the world. If I only had a bigger audience, or if it were a just a little bit better, or the timing needs to be just right, or now it’s too late and I need more current content. And on and on and on…

I think that in terms of sharing work that it will in fact always be new to someone. Timing is almost a mythical idea because you don’t really know if something is timed well until well after the fact. And something subjective like art being a little bit better is something that will never be because unless you keep working on it, it will never be any better than it is right now. And when is the audience for something big enough to warrant showing. I would say that an audience of one is sufficient.

Now that I got that off of my chest, I will share some images from one of my first shoots in the Angeles National Forest with Trish. This is part of a series that I started in 2016 when I realized that the forest in LA’s very own back yard is just as special as any other wilderness. It’s just different from a lot of the images that we see of the forest. There is less wooded areas and the terrain is very harsh, almost like high desert. Arid and unforgiving in some locations. Higher up in elevation it’s more like your typical forest. All I know for sure is that when I’m out in this diverse wilderness that I feel the huge burden of this modern life melt away.

In this shoot, Trish and I drove up Little Tujunga and stopped at a couple different locations just off the road. She was open to exploring these areas and we found a little creek and then ultimately wound up shooting in this natural pool in the creek that I have since not been able to find. Hope that you enjoy these images.