After completing a degree in philosophy at Rutgers University and spending several years in Wyoming working at a Custom Color Lab, I moved to Florence, Italy to study studio arts and prepare a portfolio for graduate school. The following is a selection of images created during that year. These are presented as contact Palladium prints, a beautiful process where prints are made under sunlight. The ideas of divisions and double meanings, photographs within photographs, attention to tones and values, are found throughout the selections.