A black and white photograph of a suburban home, at night, with a firework exploding behind it
A black and white picture of a boy climbing in or out of an open window of a suburban home, looking back over his shoulder at the camera.
A black and white photograph of an arrangement of family photographs, with a small American flag sticking out of a coffee cup. One photograph shows the artist as a child with his mother in front of the World Trade Center.
A black and white photograph, taken with flash during a snow storm, of a man who is holding a snow shovel in one hand and a digital camera in the other. He is pointing the camera at the photographer who is taking his picture, obscuring his face.
A portrait of a man holding a camera standing in front of a bookshelf filled with Hebrew texts and folded American flags
A portrait of a woman in business attire, without shoes, surrounded by children's toys and books, staring back at the camera with an uncertain look
A black and white photograph of a child's bureau with a dress laid out, several dolls, and a framed mirror that appears black without anything reflected in it
A flash lit black and white photograph of an older woman, wearing a sweater and makeup, seated on an ottoman in front of a fireplace above which are shelves containing numerous fan vases.
A flash lit black and white picture of an antique floor lamp beside a window with the shades drawn, framed by draped checkered fabric
A black and white portrait of a Filipino woman leaning against a large dollhouse
A black and white picture of an empty mirror leaning against a dirty, institutional wall
A black and white photograph of two girls in leotards in a suburban backyard, both facing away from the camera
A black and white portrait of a woman standing against a wall in a basement. Surrounding her on the wall are several pages torn out of skateboarding magazines. She appears to be making a fist.
A black and white photograph of a woman sitting cross legged on the floor of a living room, her hands supporting a child who appears to have leapt into her lap
A flash lit black and white photograph of a young man standing on a cinderblock with a rope behind his head, suggesting self harm, although there is no noose

The camera let me step out of and then back into my own life as someone else, a more detached observer. I became an alter ego who aimed to make impersonal pictures of personal subjects, to look carefully and without nostalgia at my own origin.

~2012