With a farming past I am inevitably drawn to the rural landscape in the South Island, in particular my back yard of the foothills area of Mid Canterbury. I enjoy living in a place with beautiful scenery but risk becoming a little too familiar with it, so my challenge is to keep finding new ways of observing. Patience is an asset. I find a composition I love, and then often have to wait for the climate to work its magic. It involves driving down a lot of roads, very enjoyable to me.

I am also drawn to photographing individuals (I don't tend to do weddings, family groups, events and so on). It is a developing area, I'm always happy to talk to people about any ideas they have. 

Along with the creative aspect I thoroughly enjoy the technical skill needed to make a fine print.  My aim is to convey what I see and feel.  Having grown up in the traditional wet darkroom era I really do appreciate the power of the tools available now.  I make all my own prints on fine art papers or canvas with pigment inks, the current best-practice for producing fine archival prints. 

As a full time professional photographer my biggest challenge is allocating time for my own projects. I have achieved NZIPP Qualified status (Portrait Division) and in the past my work has been a mix of commercial and freelance editorial photography along with my own personal projects. I am now not actively pursuing commercial work, trying to focus all my energy on my own work.