light, cats & bikes .
I’m a color explorer. I hunt & gather; I farm.
For me photography is a process, and light is the medium. I use cameras, emulsions, papers, time & other alchemy – the tools of lightdwriting – to collect colors, primarily in my homeplace of Corvallis, Ore.
Photography perfectly balances my art & science minds; with it I can create works about human relationships – with self, each other & place.
As a fifth generation Benton County resident living within Champinefu I am deeply connected to & shaped by this environment. My work, thus, is influenced & contains aspects of this place.
Email // koa a tom @ gmail . com
Instagram // @ koa.tom & @ light.rider.studios
