Big Rock Candy Mountain (2007-current)
I am photographing the tourist towns that accompany the natural beauty of The Great Smoky Mountains. The most notable of the towns are Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg in Tennessee and Cherokee in North Carolina. The pure spectacle of the towns brimming with shopping, all-you-can-eat buffets, and pure entertainment, stop some visitors from even seeing the nature up close and unmediated. The attractions fascinate me as they speak to our deepest desires, like being close to wild animals and being transported to new fantastic places for escape. The prints are 22”x28” pigment prints.

Cherokee, NC, 2008

Gatlinburg, TN, 2007

Cherokee, NC, 2008

Cherokee, NC, 2008

Cherokee, NC, 2007

Cherokee, NC, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2008

Chimney Rock, NC, 2008

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2008

Cherokee, NC, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2009

Cherokee, NC, 2008

Cherokee, NC, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2008

Chimney Rock, NC, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2008

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2007

Gatlinburg, TN, 2009

Asheville, NC, 2008

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2009

Gatlinburg, TN, 2009

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2010

Pigeon Forge, TN, 2009
