22/08/2026
"Because, you know, the photographs... are more a question than a reply." - Sebastião Salgado
Deeply honored to be part of the 2026 UW Photography Program Anthology.
The Anthology includes my black and white project based on the Zen proverb "Clouds Float, Water Flows," a study in impermanence, letting go, and serenity.
As a native Pacific Northwestern, I grew up between clouds and sea. They frame my entire point of reference.
I also grew up with a creative father surrounded by an eclectic assortment of PNW artist friends, including the pioneering photographer Jini Dellaccio.
From her dramatic, haunting images gracing our family home, I learned the power of visual storytelling.
In my project "Clouds Float, Water Flows, I recorded the shifting clouds and sea in my own lakeside community for one season -unfurling my own lessons about impermanence, letting go, and serenity along the way.
As a grace note, our instructor included an image in one of the back bi-folds from my winter project "The Space Between," entitled "Paul Sorey's Salmon Waves."
That project studies overlooked quiet spaces, hiding in plain sight among PNW civic art installations.
Ultimately, it's all about honoring what shows up in the frame.
Kudos to my global, "gold standard" group of instructors, cohorts and guest lecturers, who helped me broaden my skills, my vision, and my horizon line.
Looking forward to our Kirkland Arts Center group show in September 2027.
