Trees of the South: Through Leaves, A Longing
Living in the South, I’ve watched their seasons unfold, a rhythm I’ve carried with me.
This collection captures trees from my travels between Florida and North Carolina over recent years. Using an 8x10 film camera and an 1860s brass Petzval lens with black and white film, I’ve given them a dreamlike quality—a timeless longing for nature.

A young woman stands among them,
showing scale and echoing that yearning. The trees and the woman together tell a story of reverence, of searching for light through the leaves.

“Trees of the South” is about seeing their grace and feeling our connection to something enduring.
It isn’t just about the beauty of nature—it’s about what it reflects back to us. It’s about standing still long enough to notice, to feel the breeze, to see the veins of life shimmering overhead.
