When I started Ashes and Snow in 1992, I set out to explore the relationship between man and animals from the inside out.

My imagination has always been inspired by nature’s vision

If you look at Paleolithic cave paintings, you see how people were depicted inside nature, not outside it. It was a kind of dream time. That's what I'm exploring.

I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can teach you to learn on your own.

The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.

We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others - both human and animal.

I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alchemy that I want to share.