About the only time we ever go out at night to “see the lights” is during Christmas. “We’ll leave the lights on for you” is a series of night photographs of Columbia, South Carolina where artificial light is the compound subject of the photograph.
These images invite the viewer to look at the city in a different light, to see a cityscape we may frequently pass through but never fully appreciate. There are no people or sense of movement in these photos, but they are not lifeless. The lights have been left on and life is on hold, suspended, at least until the sun comes up.
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| Pillar Of The Night - Darker than the night sky, the Wilbur Smith building, corner of Gervais and Sumter, appears as a sleek, imposing obelisk. It rises up out of a concrete mote guarded by a ring of laser-like lights. |
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| Light In The Darkness Shot from the same location on the same night as the previous photo, the steeple of First Presbyterian Church warms the damp sky like a comforting night light whose bulb never seems to burn out. |
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