The purpose of art, then, is to lead us to a knowledge of a thing through the organ of sight instead of recognition. —Viktor Shklovsky
The Holy Land is a place people see in very different lights depending on their own faith, background and preconceived notions, and this is one reason the Israel/Palestine conflict has been so intractable. By using a false color infrared process to photograph the people of the Holy Land and how the various groups interact, I create timeless, ethereal images that force the viewer to question their ideas of who people are and what they believe about them. The infrared process makes the photos reminiscent of the color processes of the early 1900’s, alters the color of clothing and renders all skin tones virtually the same.

A Muslim woman shoots photos while touring the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians traditionally believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead.

Orthodox Christian priests carry a cross along the Via Dolorosa, the path Jesus followed to his crucifixion.

Christian pilgrims pray at the Anointing Stone, where Jesus was believed to have been prepared for burial.

Orthodox Jews, Muslims and Christians all travel the same section of the Via Dolorosa while visiting their respective holy sites in Jerusalem.

Muslim women pass Christian pilgrims on the Via Dolorosa, the road Jesus was believed to have traveled on the way to his crucifixion.

Arab Christians pass a family of Samarians on their way to Shabbat prayers in the Palestinian city of Nablus.

Christian pilgrims pass under Israeli flags with the minaret of a mosque behind them as they carry a cross along the Via Dolorosa, the road Jesus is believed to have traveled on the way to his crucifixion.

A Christian is baptized in the Jordan River, where John the Baptist was believed to have baptized Jesus.

An Orthodox Jewish man keeps his head down as he hurries past Muslim women while leaving Jerusalem's Old City through Damascus Gate.

Orthodox Christian nuns greet each other in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus was believed to have been crucified, buried and resurrected.

Jews, Christians and Muslims all take a break on Jaffa Street, a pedestrian shopping area in the center of Jerusalem.