Dreaming in Violet Size:48x72 This image was created using

This image was created using a focus stack to maintain clarity across the foreground cactus

and the first real proof that I could build a life from instinct and perseverance rather than permission

the combination of clear water

Their stark geometry contrasts with the softer desert floor and sparse vegetation that surrounds them

mining remnants

Dreaming in Violet Size:48x72 This image was created usingOregon Coast, Oregon This photograph was made on the Oregon coast shortly after sunset, working low among a dense patch of coastal wildflowers overlooking the Pacific. It was created during a period when I was pushing away from documentation and leaning hard into interpretation. At the time, I wasnt interested in whether the scene could exist exactly as shown. I was chasing feeling, color, and atmosphere. I wanted the image to live somewhere between