My photographic work centres on two main elements: Texture and Serenity.

I love running my hand over the bark of a tree or through the hot sand on the beach. I love feeling those textures on my skin and for some reason, I love making photographs of textures. I just like the word: Texture.

I enjoy the search for different textures and patterns. The fun part of my work is finding ways of capturing those textures. Photography is a visual art – but that does not mean that it cannot appeal to the other senses.

The other ingredient in my work is a sense of peace and calmness: so many of these images give me that sense of serenity. That sense comes when making each image and also when viewing them now. I suppose that photography is both work but also a sort of therapy for me.

I do not do any manipulation of my images: what you see is what you get. I use slide film – mostly 35mm but with an increasing amount of medium format work – because it gives me a cleaner and crisper printed image. I find the discipline of using slide is more of a challenge than negative film or digital.

I hope this sense of satisfaction transfers across to my photographs. I hope you enjoy this site.