Life can be revealed with simplicity, subtlety and starkness through the beauty and depth of fine art black & white photography. As the name "Silver & Light" suggests, Keith's photographic roots are in classic silver-based media that react with light.  While Keith now fully embraces the impressive potential of digital equipment, his aesthetic sensibilities are unchanged. He believes that photographs gain authenticity only by showing reality. He thus limits digital development of his images to the adjustments available in a traditional wet darkroom. Keith custom develops and personally prints all exhibition images, viewing each step as an integral part of the creative process.

Keith’s current project is an exhibit entitled Seeing Beauty in All: Over-40 Nudes, which consists of large black & white prints showing beautiful images of nude “ordinary” people – women, men and couples – over the age of 40, with most in their 50s, 60s or older. The goal is that by seeing the beauty of the images in this exhibit we actually shift our perception to seeing more beauty in all of us. A selection of his images from the project, along with other nude images, are available here. As Keith explains in his Artist’s Statement,

“My Over-40 Nudes project expands conventional concepts of physical beauty beyond people with bodies that are youthful and near perfect. It enhances that definition by showing older bodies – complete with imperfections and evidence of aging – as beautiful because they have been lived in and have experienced life with all its joys and sorrows. Ultimately, the exhibit is about all of us…. This exhibit helps us reclaim our bodies – to see ourselves in our fullness, to expand our view of beauty to the reality around us, and to appreciate beauty in bodies that have fully lived.” 

The project can be followed on Facebook at Photography Exhibit "Seeing Beauty in All: Over-40 Nudes"; those interested in exploring participation in the project should contact Keith.

Keith’s previous exhibit was a combination of his images and poetry custom-created for the images by a prize-winning local poet.  That exhibit was entitled Transience: Selected Images and Poems; the images and poems are available here, with some of the images also included in the galleries of this site.  As set forth in the Artists’ Statement,

“Transience is a central fact of our existence.  The poignancy of momentary beauty in fallen cherry blossoms and piles of no longer needed conch shells reminds us that our lives – like the world itself – are transient.  Children’s toys break, we suffer the losses of even those closest to us, storms break down our reinforced defenses.  Even our symbols and understanding of faith are often transient, and in need of ongoing renewal.”

Ultimately, good photographic images should speak for themselves, so explanations and context are generally not included in the galleries. You are invited to view and engage the images from the perspective you bring to them. However, Keith would be pleased to provide information about any of the images, if requested. Feedback is always welcomed!