Cape Nudes in Water (1988-2004)

I resumed shooting Nudes in Water in the kettle ponds of Cape Cod’s National Seashore in 1988. Lily pads and water hyacinths replaced the rocks of Greece as counterpoints to the figure, and the softer, variable New England light challenged me to expand my visual vocabulary, leading to the Blackwater and Animus/Anima images.

I consider these photographs most successful when their "objective" reality is countered with several levels of ambiguity and mystery, so that what they seem to be is stronger than what they are. Water and light are often my allies in reaching this goal of illusion. Together, they create reflections and shadows that transform the body and reed forms; they illuminate transparent underwater worlds or bring into being metallic crucibles of life.