BL Journal

Trudie and Ben comment on “Trudie, Beauty Mask 2011”: Ben about photographing Trudie: “Each time I saw Trudie with the mask it took me by surprise. Something about it was aboriginal. One day we were in the bathroom and I saw it again. I couldn’t let it go by any longer. I had to photograph […]

We had a three hour layover at the Detroit International Airport on our way from Kennedy to Amsterdam. We had to go West to go East? Trudie and I decided to take advantage of those three hours and explore the airport. We unexpectedly came upon this mesmerizing water fountain and watched for some time as […]

“My husband and I didn’t want fuzzy family photos: we wanted real art that could be edgy. Ben caught the flavor of our lives – what our family is, who we are as a unit and preserved it for all time. He’s sensitive as an artist to the undercurrents of a moment: some of his […]

The trip out to Great Point Lighthouse took us about an hour. A big part of the journey was maneuvering around the tracks in the sand; ruts, cross overs and sometimes around an oncoming car returning from the Point. I had Trudie drive the truck so I could photograph the tracks in the sand from […]

We made the journey to Great Point four times to photograph the lighthouse. Each day I looked at the images feeling like something intangible was missing. On the day before leaving the island a realization came to me during my morning meditation; the lighthouse was meant to be seen from the water. It was a […]