Photography
By Dave Shoenfelt

The photography in Air Mask shows how two images depend on each other to make a single statement. As Such, it serves as a wonderful metaphor for the journey of Vanita and Jim's lives that is shared in the pages of this book. Each pair of items was photographed together and then separated digitally so that the items could be printed on opposite sides of the vellum paper. Because the paper is not opaque, the items appear as a unit yet upon closer inspection, they are a single image on the page.

The photo of the two items together.

The eggs and nest separated so that each one can print on opposite sides of the vellum page.