Parking lots are essential to life in the the USA and probably every other industrialized country in the world. I recently read that car sales in China surpassed car sales in the US. One of my biggest concerns when I’m about to go somewhere is whether or not free parking is available. I wonder how many parking lots will be needed and how much of the planet’s surface will be covered by them as we continue buying and driving cars?

'solitude |ˈsäləˌt(y)oōd | noun | the state or situation of being alone. This ongoing photoessay is a study of the scale of the human body in the spaces we inhabit.

Photographs of structures and objects that utilize the iconic national colors, red, white and blue.

Photographs of water in various containers and on numerous surfaces. Without water we would simply die. Such a simple substance taken so much for granted when we become too used to a seemingly unlimited supply.

Photographs focused on the the texture of objects and our sense of touch.

Photographs with exposures longer than the standard 1/60 of a second.

Dummy 1: Dummy is an ongoing photo essay about mannequins, dolls, toys and other human simulacra. I began photographing mannequins in 1998 in downtown Minneapolis. I was inspired by the seemingly endless variation of ourselves that we create for play, display and work. It is a project I intend to sustain indefinitely.

More pictures of dolls, toys and other human simulacrum.

More pictures of dolls, toys and other human simulacrum.

Artworks Foundry 1 In May, 2009 I was given the privilege of photographing at Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, CA. It was a true trip for the senses. The primal roar of the furnace was a strong indicator of danger. It was of course an extremely warm space filled with powerful signs of our tenuous mastery over fire. Each time the red hot crucible was removed from the furnace all of my hairs stood on end. Foundry Metal - This gallery is focused on the metal used to cast the sculptures.

This gallery is focused on the people who work around the furnace.

This gallery is focused on the people who work around the furnace.

This gallery is focused on the tools used at the foundry.

This gallery is focused on the tools used at the foundry.

My mother-in-law is responsible for the title of this collection. She says that women have to spend 80% of their time getting ready for the other 20%. In this gallery my wife is getting ready for work in the morning.

This gallery contains images of dead animals. It is not for the faint of heart. In the country of my birth dead animals were a common sight and even though I take no pleasure in from seeing gruesome images I am still captivated by the sight of a carcass or a dying animal. It reminds me of my own mortality.

Images focused on the subject of light.

Images of flowers, plants and other things that grow.

Black and white images of clouds.

Black and white images of clouds.

Images of people on and around the bus. Most of these images were shot between 1998 and 1999 using a 3 megapixel Nikon camera.

Images of people on and around the bus.

Images of people on and around the bus.

Images of people on and around the bus.

Images of people on and around the bus.

Images of substances I have eaten.

Images of substances I have eaten.

Images of raw meat.

Images of raw meat.

Images of a young woman undergoing chemotheraphy.