On Sunday March 19th, 1989 I gathered some friends together, and we went into the New Mexico desert to crucify my brother.
First, let's go back to the beginning. It was my senior year of college at UNM and I was taking an independent study class in photography with Betty Hahn. When I met with her at the beginning of the semester I pitched her this idea, which was to recreate some of the key moments in the life of Christ and photograph them. We talked about it, and we decided to focus it down to four main ideas: The Annunciation, the Crucifixion , the Entombment and lastly, the Resurrection.
My concert photography is tempered by a lifelong love of music and concerts, crossing a diverse array of musical genres. My childhood was spent immersed in my parent's record collection of John Denver, Neil Diamond , Hank Williams Sr., Simon and Garfunkel, and Bob Dylan. At about age 12, my oldest brother turned me onto "the loud stuff". Bands like, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Kiss, David Bowie, and Rush. I was drawn to the theatrical performances of David Bowie, Kiss, and Alice Cooper, I was hypnotized by the otherworldly characters and tableaus these bands created.
