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Butterfly Pagoda South

Butterfly Pagoda South
Butterfly Pagoda South

Butterfly Pagoda South, 2018

This elaborate image looks like a giant butterfly, but is created from a photo of the Korean Bell of Friendship that was presented to United States in 1976 to honor veterans of the Korean War.

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Sanctuary

Sanctuary
Sanctuary

Sanctuary, 2006

This image evokes a sense of serenity and calm, as well potential discovery that invites the viewer to wonder what lies behind the curving walls and floral ironwork. The source image is a photo of the gate to the courtyard of an episcopal church, and I had no idea that the final image would become one of my favorites.

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Nose Job

Nose Job
Nose Job

Nose Job, 1992

‘Nose Job’ started off as an exercise in facial retouching that got a little out of hand, and ended up winning an Ilford award for Electronic Imaging in 1994. During the process, I wondered what it would look like if the subject’s nose were connected to her jawline. After inserting a spectacular sky in the background, it looked amazing, but I was still nervous when presenting it to the model, because I wasn’t sure how she would take it. But she laughed, and said she was going to send it to her boyfriend and tell him that she had a nose job. Hence the title.

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