The process of editing one’s work for an exhibit, book or portfolio is something like performing surgery on yourself. Often painful and fraught with difficulty. Dozens, sometimes hundreds of pictures are made with a project in mind and from that group 12 to 20 of the “best” work must be selected.

The reasons for selecting a specific image vary widely. Maybe you have two you really like but there is a similar image you like better. Maybe a series of pictures doesn’t work out as well as you thought when they were made, or initially selected. Sometimes our work does not get better as it ages…

These almosts, maybes, and not quite’s are often referred to as: “B-Sides”. The following few images are “B-Sides” from my Variations series. You can find the “A-Sides” in the portfolio section on my website.