Light painting

These are a selection of single shot, long exposure photographs. I use colored lights to alter the subject matter in an effort to create a different view of the subject that only briefly exists when the lights are on, sometimes making the light the subject and not the space itself. Trying to get people to look at spaces in a different way. My light painting developed as a way for me to process and deal with the loss of my father. I was bringing light to my own dark place. The lights I use briefly brighten spaces, illuminate and change them. Just like the people we meet in our lives do. In photography we make a lot of our subjects having nice light, whereas in my light painting I am trying to make the light into a nice subject. Essentially the project for me is all about bringing Light to Dark Spaces and Overlooked Places.