UpCountry, ongoing since 2019

UpCountry is a photographic exploration of Westwood Ho Farm, a former egg farm in northern New Jersey.

Since September 2019, I have photographed the farm, its surrounding landscape, and the rhythms of daily life as they evolve over time.

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Exhibitions & Recognition

Photographs from UpCountry have been exhibited at Soho Photo Gallery (2022–2024), A. Smith Gallery (2022), the Annual Photography Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club (2022), FotoNostrum's 8th Biennale of Photography (2024), and Ridgewood Public Library (2024, 2025). The series has been recognized by Photolucida Critical Mass 2023 Top 200, the Soho Photo Gallery National Competition (Honorable Mention for Rhonda Reclined; three photographs selected by Shawn Theodore, 2021), A. Smith Gallery (one photograph selected by Henry Horenstein, 2022), and The Big Picture Colorado (2025–2027), where Rhonda Reclined was selected by Mark Sink for the open-air photographic mural exhibition.

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