Selected for Memory: What Remains, a juried international exhibition presented by TCG Gallery, 2026.
Some photographs find you when you're not looking for them.
Tracey and I were wandering through the historic plaza in Santa Fe when I happened to glance down a covered passageway. Hanging quietly in the shadows was a traditional ristra of dried New Mexico chilis.
Most people photograph them for their rich red color.
I wanted to see something different.
Working in invisible light stripped away the color and revealed something I hadn't expected. Instead of food, I saw sculpture. Every wrinkle, fold, and curve became part of a quiet study of texture, time, and craftsmanship.
Sometimes removing color allows us to notice what was there all along.
Complimentary standard U.S. & Canada shipping is included. Each artwork is made to order and carefully prepared for its journey to you.
Elegy in Shadow and Spice is printed at 8 × 10 inches on archival lustre paper, chosen for its refined tonal depth, subtle sheen, and beautifully detailed rendering of the weathered chilis. It is available unmatted, professionally matted, or presented in a classic black wood frame—three timeless options that preserve the photograph’s sculptural monochrome character while allowing it to settle naturally into an intimate space.
Selected for Memory: What Remains, a juried international exhibition presented by TCG Gallery, 2026.
Some photographs find you when you're not looking for them.
Tracey and I were wandering through the historic plaza in Santa Fe when I happened to glance down a covered passageway. Hanging quietly in the shadows was a traditional ristra of dried New Mexico chilis.
Most people photograph them for their rich red color.
I wanted to see something different.
Working in invisible light stripped away the color and revealed something I hadn't expected. Instead of food, I saw sculpture. Every wrinkle, fold, and curve became part of a quiet study of texture, time, and craftsmanship.
Sometimes removing color allows us to notice what was there all along.
Complimentary standard U.S. & Canada shipping is included. Each artwork is made to order and carefully prepared for its journey to you.
Elegy in Shadow and Spice is printed at 8 × 10 inches on archival lustre paper, chosen for its refined tonal depth, subtle sheen, and beautifully detailed rendering of the weathered chilis. It is available unmatted, professionally matted, or presented in a classic black wood frame—three timeless options that preserve the photograph’s sculptural monochrome character while allowing it to settle naturally into an intimate space.
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