About This Series:
This is my first foray into my Markmaking series. I shot the images in the summer of 2005 while I was in England. I had visited London's tourist spots on my previous visit, and for this trip, I was going to record why I fell in love with the place.
I had purchased my first digital SLR camera before leaving for the UK. The trip was going to give me a chance to figure out why everyone was saying digital cameras were going to be the death of traditional color photography. When I returned home, I calculated I had shot over 800 images in 7 days. I then knew why digital photography would eventually kill the color darkroom.
As I started editing my hoards of digital files, I wasn't sure how I was going to present the images. For the most part, a single image wasn't conveying the fantastic experiences I had while I was shooting. I wanted everyone to understand why England is so beautiful. During that time, I was studying the Dada artists and the idea of photomontage cut through my artist's block (it's just like writer's block). I finally knew how to present this series--multiplicity and juxtaposition.
This process revealed two amazing things to me: first, human-made marks and lines within the images wanted to connect with other images; second, when the photos combined, they created a new, fictional image that was more complex and challenging than the originals. It was the marks I focused on when shooting and seemed the logical title for the series.
These images are how I saw England, and how I see most things; they are fractured pieces that connect and make something even more exciting than apparent facts.
I love imagination. I'm lucky. My parents never squashed mine. (It doesn't hurt that my father is an artist.)
![Locked-Up Bicycle; Pigment print, 9.2 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/5f235470-f51b-4c1c-94dc-7802a9afd7ee_rw_1920.jpg?h=0c84a7d5379f7d7fc92d349d636b3a21)
Locked-Up Bicycle; Pigment print, 9.2 x 18 inches; © 2005
![No Prostitute Motorcrossing; Pigment print, 8.4 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/0d382204-8050-4b69-82a3-cb74f71b6a36_rw_1920.jpg?h=31b9d89d3677b2f06a744891939a7af7)
No Prostitute Motorcrossing; Pigment print, 8.4 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Post No Bills; Pigment print, 18 x 8.5 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/6921f676-b76c-4d49-9728-c535549f622a_rw_1200.jpg?h=e9a01ba17ba4330360e6ffa4235dca61)
Post No Bills; Pigment print, 18 x 8.5 inches; © 2005
![Shok1ing! Boy; Pigment print, 12 x 17.4 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/da9b1473-b974-4884-9183-b3aff2ad8893_rw_1920.jpg?h=a76e9ee38c24d0c5871218c7cb138791)
Shok1ing! Boy; Pigment print, 12 x 17.4 inches; © 2005
![Fishmonger Barbershop; Pigment print, 9 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/2eb01901-a501-4462-9987-3dd7de30ecf6_rw_1920.jpg?h=70332ae2d3fec0959dd071c22a563f98)
Fishmonger Barbershop; Pigment print, 9 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Good Things to Eat; Pigment print, 15.6 x 12 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/59e83385-07a2-4214-9cce-249d0df7919d_rw_1920.jpg?h=5bc8d07982b3973c4d07b9da854ccd30)
Good Things to Eat; Pigment print, 15.6 x 12 inches; © 2005
![The Three Faces; Pigment print, 12 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/4fc174ad-8eb4-429f-bbeb-7a2426c84ca3_rw_1920.jpg?h=c2d27088fea285a56109f23faee39bf7)
The Three Faces; Pigment print, 12 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Spitalfields Half House; Pigment print, 5.5 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/208242aa-c9d9-409b-85a9-498eea1fd662_rw_1920.jpg?h=bfea0ca36974d3f0752bbf44d39cfbce)
Spitalfields Half House; Pigment print, 5.5 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Tube Man; Pigment print, 12 x 15.8 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/3f4827e1-c16a-4681-9bb9-987210da7d61_rw_1920.jpg?h=7a4116014c53769e28b967328011a774)
Tube Man; Pigment print, 12 x 15.8 inches; © 2005
![Trafic Reflections; Pigment print, 8.3 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/e778a7f3-f8f3-49f5-a15f-1536fee3976e_rw_1920.jpg?h=e402d2179696a9bfad73634e05f0eade)
Trafic Reflections; Pigment print, 8.3 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Cloud Watching; Pigment print, 18 x 6 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/a2bd52ad-cb46-4e18-846a-c0651162947e_rw_1200.jpg?h=46364eb2242a82eb638d63544a7769e3)
Cloud Watching; Pigment print, 18 x 6 inches; © 2005
![The Three Crosses; Pigment print, 6.8 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/2657d0bf-144e-4ad9-9ea1-c8b24baf9498_rw_1920.jpg?h=0e8b20c01d15a1d8c254020aa4477ed2)
The Three Crosses; Pigment print, 6.8 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Bulls Butchers Bathroom; Pigment print, 6 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/2cdb9b4b-cc56-4284-81b1-e6b0412eac94_rw_1920.jpg?h=b0f58538c4190ae0a603535ae2624684)
Bulls Butchers Bathroom; Pigment print, 6 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Luke B. Massive +++; Pigment print, 18 x 9.1 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/44a251c6-e6eb-46bf-b22a-dcae65f4d137_rw_1200.jpg?h=f9959606eecfa9922a529988e717d897)
Luke B. Massive +++; Pigment print, 18 x 9.1 inches; © 2005
![Stereo Controlled Pearry Place; Pigment print, 6.2 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/b58bc79f-4b25-4dbc-a0e0-41b471dbd57b_rw_1920.jpg?h=0ec87e2de7ac4c985017064a5a9f0c1f)
Stereo Controlled Pearry Place; Pigment print, 6.2 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Fishtail Bobber;Pigment print, 5.4 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/863aab71-d3a6-4e47-b57e-ffac7a409a42_rw_1920.jpg?h=563058130349ebfcb6b482341b721c75)
Fishtail Bobber;Pigment print, 5.4 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Counsel Flats; Pigment print, 18 x 9.1 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/79cd56c3-b7e7-41a0-bc2a-85ce62ac2c6a_rw_1200.jpg?h=b0cccd6ae077a17e0b1fd620f731fddb)
Counsel Flats; Pigment print, 18 x 9.1 inches; © 2005
![Doorways; Pigment print, 6.9 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/f42350a1-91c3-4d7e-8cb6-5f00528e7a26_rw_1920.jpg?h=b629d68e989dc27718349351b0e530bf)
Doorways; Pigment print, 6.9 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Kissing Bobbies; Pigment print, 11.1 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/f44e0abb-978e-49f1-8fff-2f599f6078a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=d01b816250b57d1328e4c010fdf15afd)
Kissing Bobbies; Pigment print, 11.1 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Roll-up Doors; Pigment print, 6.3 x 18 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/fb800c69-29db-4992-9f2d-21c034d8af5a_rw_1920.jpg?h=ba03fa93df2a362cf133bfd22538b90b)
Roll-up Doors; Pigment print, 6.3 x 18 inches; © 2005
![Public Life; Pigment print, 12 x 17.8 inches; © 2005](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b91c80e5a69f55014aa56f824d21b77/f7d9954f-a30b-4b7b-9c3c-68a5ed91268a_rw_1920.jpg?h=79240a836525851514d132912a9e97e3)