This collection of work spans from spring of 2020 to fall of 2022. When lockdown first occurred, I had a lot more free time than normal; that translated to new & familiar ground to cover, dissect & analyze with my camera. A few months in, I realized how much the Northern California region feels like home to me. I also realized how different this particular land looks now with the ever-changing weather patterns it experiences.
In this book, I observe how the seasons here have become less decipherable from one another as the years go by. I miss & yearn for the rain much more than I did as a kid; in fact, I hated the rain back then. But as an adult, I now understand how important it is for this land to get water not only for our food to grow adequately but for the beauty of this region to continue on. Without rain, this land will become more barren & lifeless.
Waiting for the Rain is a way for me to preserve this landscape’s natural beauty.