Now there is a big turnover in the galleries. The top galleries are getting better all the time. A lot of galleries just struggle along, then a new one comes along. There are certainly a great number of galleries. I think this argues well for the art but there are, of course, a lot of "phonies" in all the arts.

"Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself: "Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream? Can I visualize a print - my own personal statement of what I feel and want to convey - from the subject before me?""

To the vast majority of people a photograph is an image of something within their direct experience: a more-or-less factual reality. It is difficult for them to realize that the photograph can be the source of experience, as well as the reflection of spiritual awareness of the world and of self.

It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.

My wife - she could help me get the negs out!

I hope that my work will encourage self expression in others and stimulate the search for beauty and creative excitement in the great world around us.

I’m interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without.