One advances by standing on the shoulders of giants, but the ultimate goal is to find one's own vision.

If the quality of professional materials continues to erode or even dries up, then many of us silver photographers would have to follow the digital tidal wave. It certainly wouldn't be the end of the world, but in my opinion, having no silver material available would be a huge loss to photography.

One advances by standing on the shoulders of giants, but the ultimate goal is to find one's own vision.

I believe that photographers should be passionate, determined, disciplined and ready to seek out their own styles and identities.

I enjoy places that have mystery and atmosphere, perhaps a patina of age, a suggestion rather than a description, a question or two. I look for memories, traces, evidence of the human interaction with the landscape. Sometimes I photograph pure nature, sometimes urban structures.

Different assignments, different places, require different approaches. Sometimes I take minutes in a location, at other times days. There are many places that I have returned to over several years. When I photograph, I look for some sort of resonance, connection, spark of recognition.

As a landscape photographer we should be open to possibilities, for one thing often leads to another.