My First Thought Is Always Of Light.

I Like To Feel That All My Best Photographs Had Strong Personal Visions And That A Photograph That Doesn't Have A Personal Vision Or Doesn't Communicate Emotion Fails.

Ever Since The 1860s When Photographers Travelled The American West And Brought Photographs Of Scenic Wonders Back To The People On The East Coast Of America We Have Had A North American Tradition Of Landscape Photography Used For The Environment.

The Landscape Is Like Being There With A Powerful Personality And I'm Searching For Just The Right Angles To Make That Portrait Come Across As Meaningfully As Possible.

When The Magic Hour Arrives, My Thoughts Center On Light Rather Than On The Landscape. I Search For Perfect Light, Then Hunt For Something Earthbound To Match With It.

At The Heart Of All Photography Is An Urge To Express Our Deepest Personal Feelings - To Reveal Our Inner, Hidden Selves, To Unlock The Artist. Those Of Us Who Become Photographers Are Never Satisfied With Just Looking At Someone Else's Expression Of Something That Is Dear To Us. We Must Produce Our Own Images, Instead Of Buying Postcards And Photo Books. We Seek To Make Our Own Statements Of Individuality.