Charting Wildlands
For the past five years, I have been documenting the small towns, county roads, and landscapes surrounding the lands I hunt and fish. I have recently begun developing this work into a project titled Charting Wildlands. This project explores the social, emotional, and spiritual entanglements humans forge with the ‘wild’ lands that sustain us.
Six-month old Willis learns to stalk chickens on the farm. Shot on Cinestill 50D film. Bayfield County, Wisconsin. 2021.
The skull of a ‘forky’ buck on the wall of a farm house in northern Wisconsin. Shot on Ilford Delta 3200 film. Bayfield County, Wisconsin. 2021.
A red hayloft amid fall colors along the highway in rural New York. Shot on medium format Kodak Portra 800 film, Chenago County, New York. 2022.
Two hikers approach the mists of Taughannock Falls in upstate New York. Shot on unknown black and white film. Tompkins County, New York. 2023.
A carcass possession tag from a roadkill deer. Tompkins County, New York. 2023.
A snowy barn shielding goats from a winter storm. Shot on medium format Ilford Delta 3200 film. Bayfield County, Wisconsin. 2021.
Ice fishermen gather on Monona Bay. Shot on medium format Kodak Tri-X 400 film. Madison, Wisconsin. 2020.
A dog leads two ice fishermen out over a frozen lake. Shot on Cinestill 50D film. Dane County, Wisconsin. 2021.
An abandoned stone house along the highway. Shot on medium format Fujifilm Acros 100 film. Dane County, Wisconsin. 2021.