My current body of work consists of photographic collages that manipulate the subject by deconstructing it, calling attention to two types of vision: the way the camera lens sees and the way the human eye sees. By dismantling what we would normally consider a "whole" image into small parts and removing parts from that whole, the fixed nature of the image is deconstructed. People have grown too accustomed to photographic seeing, passively accepting photographs as an accurate depiction of the world. Multiple snapshots placed on top of one another repeatedly impose the rectangular frame, breaking apart single elements in the landscape. The subtle distortion created by the lens that is usually unnoticeable in a single large image is magnified because of its frequent occurrence in a single landscape. By dismantling and layering the images, I force my audience to actively reconstitute wholes from multiple parts, thus making them reexamine the familiar. My ultimate goal with this work is to encourage the audience to actively engage with and examine their environments rather than remain passive viewers who merely accept the world around them. My work is about seeing more vividly: finding the unique in the familiar.