The Landscape Is Like Being There With

Often When I Walked Alone In The Mountains, I Tried To Make Sense Out Of The Two Halves Of My Life. What Went On In The City During The Week Seemed Chaotic And Unrelated To The Events In My Mountain World.

At The Heart Of All Photography Is An Urge To Express Our Deepest Personal Feelings - To Reveal Our Inner, Hidden Selves, To Unlock The Artist. Those Of Us Who Become Photographers Are Never Satisfied With Just Looking At Someone Else's Expression Of Something That Is Dear To Us. We Must Produce Our Own Images, Instead Of Buying Postcards And Photo Books. We Seek To Make Our Own Statements Of Individuality.

I Almost Never Set Out To Photograph A Landscape, Nor Do I Think Of My Camera As A Means Of Recording A Mountain Or An Animal Unless I Absolutely Need A 'record Shot'. My First Thought Is Always Of Light.

I Find It Some Of The Hardest Photography And The Most Challenging Photography I've Ever Done. It's A Real Challenge To Work With The Natural Features And The Natural Light.

The Landscape Is Like Being There With A Powerful Personality And I'm Searching For Just The Right Angles To Make That Portrait Come Across As Meaningfully As Possible.