For me, the making of a picture, in the camera, is a single irreproducible event; life is not static, light is never exactly the same, composition is fractionally and imperceptibly off from the original. Yes, the negatives or digital files can be infinitely reproduced either in the darkroom or on the computer but they are merely copies of the original.   Other attempts to photograph the same scene may result in a better or less good image—but never identical.  This is what I respect, it is part and parcel of the beauty of the process.

I have studied with many fine photographers who have helped me define my personal style and inner vision—this is a work in progress which I hope will continue to evolve and grow throughout my life.

I am a documentary photographer who sees and records what is apparent without interpretation, albeit at times with technological manipulation.
I charge the viewer with deciding the message and merit of my pictures. Even my informal portraits of people are solely a documentation of their essence at a particular moment in time. Sometimes they know I am there other times not. Sometimes they enjoy the moment other times they are resistant, even hostile.