Licht Years

Southeast Center for Photography

then the wind picked up

and it rained for days

(summer of film)

I lost a dear friend, very suddenly and unexpectedly, to cancer this week (fuck cancer!). It got me to thinking about my own mortality..the shortness of life, how things can change in a matter of minutes. This paired with the pandemic and lockdowns and months of isolation has even changed the way I think about my photography.

This summer, I’m planning to shoot mainly film (something I’ve wanted to do for a long time). No pressure, no projects. I’m just going to shoot whatever I feel like shooting at the moment.

I may share once a week or five times a week.

Because really, who am I trying to please other than myself?

and who the fuck am I?

Excited to learn that “Jane Dreams” will be on exhibit at The Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, South Carolina for the month of August. Opening reception will be on August 6th and I plan to actually make the trip this time. If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hello!

A big thank you to curators, Constance and Jerry Rosenthal and to The Southeast Center for Photography

As a long time admirer of Victoria’s work, I was honored when she contacted me to ask if I’d be interested in collaborating. I often wonder how other photographers interpret my work. I’m never sure if my feelings come across…or maybe something different is seen that I hadn’t noticed. The photos Victoria chose to pair with mine seem like a perfect fit, like she was reading my mind. But of course, that’s just my interpretation. Thank you, Victoria!

“It’s been a while since I posted a set of pairings of my artwork with another artist. This series explores the relationship between my own creative investigations and those of my peers whom I admire.  One of the things that I love about instagram is that it allows me to discover new photographers from across the US, and the world.  When I first saw Susan Licht’s (@susanlicht) images on this platform, I was immediately drawn to them for both their mood and their content.  Her photographs illustrate a command of light and composition that is seductive.  
Similar to my own photographic interests, Licht captures images from her everyday life, and uses keen observation to highlight humble, yet intimate moments.  She is a strong proponent of beauty in her photography, which is something that is also central to my artwork.  Licht says, “For me, beauty is something that stops me in my tracks, evokes a feeling, an emotion, a mood or even a memory. Something that touches one’s soul.”  
Susan Licht is a fine art photographer from the Boston area whose primary focus is on natural light and how it can transform a mundane object into a thing of beauty, or an everyday scene into something extraordinary.”

Pairing #1Licht: Edge of Night Heilweil: Sisyphus 16
Pairing #2Licht: Glass Half Full Heilweil: Sisyphus 1 
Pairing #3Licht: Autumn Ghost Heilweil: Day 3 (3-19-20)