photography/ephemerata/beastiary/_Formalism.jpg Formalism, 16x20, 2006 This otter was purchased on Ebay from a military man, who was about to be shipped off to Iraq. An emotional letter accompanied the piece when it was delivered to my door. photography/ephemerata/beastiary/Deluge.jpg Deluge, 16x20, 2007 Part of the inspiration for this quite introverted project came from spending three weeks with my best friend and a group of kids he was working with in post-Katrina New Orleans. The devastation and intensity of documenting that experience made me want to work on a quiet project with a controlled atmosphere to heal from the chaos of no control that was and still is so present in that region. photography/ephemerata/beastiary/FullFrontal.jpg Full Frontal, 16x20, 2007 A wild boar, from the personal cabinet of David Kaplan. I enjoy photographing objects as they reflect their possessors. Mr. Kaplan was in an overtly provocative phase of his personality in 2007, reflected here. photography/ephemerata/beastiary/Matria.jpg Matria, 16x20, 2007 A rather disturbingly adorable gift from my mother, with a rather disapproving expression that entertains me to no end. photography/ephemerata/beastiary/NuPower.jpg NuPower,16x20, 2007 A study on how point of view can designate power or lack thereof. photography/ephemerata/beastiary/Signified.jpg Signified, 16x20 2007 photography/ephemerata/beastiary/Stab.jpg Stab, 16x20, 2008