I am a photographer, film-maker, photo illustrator and a playwright. As a photographer, I have photographed over 11,000 images. A number of my images have been exhibited at the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) and Community College in Philadelphia.. I have taken a number of photography and film classes at various schools and workshops over the years.
As a self taught playwright, I had the opportunity to study under Charles Fuller (A Soldier’s story) and I have written over seven plays, three of which were agency represented. I received a fellowship from the Theater Association of Pennsylvania (TAP) to help me complete my play, entitled, “Body, Mind and Spirit”, formally entitled , “The Molestation” . The play explores the Black Vietnam veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I have had film screenings in Philafilm, an annual film festival held in Philadelphia. I have also made a number of films for AAMP and I have created short video commercial segments for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC). One of My documentary films was used by AMMP to accompany their exhibit on the 30th anniversary of the Odunde festival held annually in Philadelphia. In addition, I have taught playwriting at Temple’s PASCEP program.
More recently, I wrote the script and was the lead editor of the short documentary film entitled, Engine 11: A Journey of Segregation and Discovery, which was screened at the International House via Scribe Video. I am presently working on a multi-part documentary on the history of Jazz in Philadelphia.
As a result of my background in film and playwriting, My photo illustrations are assembled as if building a sequence of events or actions to arrive at a final image or destination. As a photo illustrator, I seek to imitate a pattern of the life cycle. Life is and can be transformational; we are born in one state of being and we physically die in another. By disassembling as well as re-assembling portions of my images, I intentionally explore this transformational process. I recreate the image hoping to expand its message.