Resume:

 

 I was born on Barksdale Airforce Base in Bossier City, Louisiana, and have lived in this area almost all my life, but for one year that I lived in Korea.

I am the owner of Dark Shadow Productions and Vice President of  Defunkt Magazine.  

 

My work has been featured in local art shows at The Peace of Mind Center and the Unitarian Universalist Church, both in Shreveport, Louisiana.

 

Artist Statement:

 

I have always loved Black & White Photography.  The striking contrast between the light and dark, and the interplay of the shadows, which is lost in most Colour photographs, is especially interesting to me.  With Black & White photography you can make an image really stand out, and for the same reason I love Sepia tone Photos as well, which give the image an other wordly feeling.  I love going to graveyards and photographing the beauty that can be found there.   A lot of my work is very contrversial due to the imagery I convey, but non-the-less, I do this for my own enjoyment, and the enjoyment of those who know and appreciate the work that I produce.   My influneces are the old Black & White horror movies from the 30s and 40s which have a Gothic feel to them, and of course, grave yards such as those found in Louisiana that have above ground monuments and crypts.

 

Raven,

Dark Shadow Productions