Photographing these flowers has made me see the world differently. It was as if I had lifted a secret veil from a subject I had loved and appreciated my whole life. I offer these photographs with the hope that they will open a new visual or meditative universe for you as well.

If I had to pick a single word to describe what my pictures are all about, I would say 'secrets.' As a child I always had a secret world and my favorite book was “A Secret Garden.

I try to neutralize my figures; I want them to be mythic and timeless. I want them to exist beyond time. I've used the skull caps or cowls to banish hair, which is distracting. I want to isolate the face and concentrate on what is really going on deep within my subjects.

I have the same themes over and over again. How I'm saying it keeps changing or growing.

Have the utmost respect for your subjects. Love them.

Find the one thing you’re good at and FOCUS on it.

I love feeling that I am opening new worlds for people who don't have time to investigate these things themselves.