What is special? It can sometimes be hard to tell when we’re inundated with attention seekers and highlight reels. Hyper-focused on the shiny coin, the brass ring, the rising star, we often overlook what appears ordinary or mundane and fail to notice some of the understated masterpieces surrounding us. 

Walking through my neighborhood, along the ground, dead matter mixes with the beginnings of life, dormant grasses, and spring sprouts not yet sprung. It’s an ‘un-pretty’ stage between nothing and something, between winter and spring where under the surface, something is starting to grow. But because of its subtle and nondescript appearance, it is often ignored, invisible, and dismissed as nothing. Reliability, resilience andpromise is not nothing. When you look closely, you can see that ‘nothing’ is strong, complex, and quietly beautiful. 

Nothing is special. 

This series of 30”x40” photographs magnifies and brings attention to frequently unnoticed objects and surroundings. Although these nature scenes are inherently modest, the photos have been further simplified to black and white to fully showcase their layers, composition, elegance and charm.