My practice is twofold. The photographs are premeditated only to the extent that there has been a specific location that has been decided upon, (shooting in the woods, in the park at night, a portrait of my neighbor etc.). There are no restrictions--tableau, still life, portrait, landscape are all acceptable forms. What interests me (in the shooting stage) is the happenstance and unpredictability, allowing myself to fall upon scenes. I am given scenes and all that is required of me is the documentation. The lack of control on the shooting side allows for a wide and strange swath of imagery. I am convinced that the openness and inclusivity that I allow in shooting allows for a wider variety of "seeds" that can come to fruition in editing. The editing process is much more cerebral. In this stage the images are critically approached for their content--their possible suggestions, there formal qualities--light, color mood etc. and most importantly how they interact with one another. This stage is a collective process between myself--"my decisions" and the decisions that the photographs make on their own. I think that "positive ignorance" or allowing oneself to clear preconceptions, to give up control, and to cease in a means ends game brings about the most enlightening results. Results and realizations that, at times, are not even able to be thought about in a conventional way, but rather first only experienced. This than leads the viewer to open space for fresh and novel interpretations--if interpretations are required at all.