The Community Artphilein Editions In the noise

In the noise

such as the millennia-old bristlecone pines in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park and the decaying stupa temples of Burma

The series was a winner of the CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography

and restore a dignity to the humble reality of this rural world

The Community Artphilein Editions In the noiseWhat began as an initial desire to photograph the insides of church basements quickly expanded into a much broader series examining the fundamental search for community in America. The activities depicted range from Boy Scout meetings to New Age spiritual practices to corporate team building exercises and were all made in multipurpose community spaces that are ubiquitous throughout the United States. I became intrigued by the way one activity bleeds