I like to explore what is possible in an image. I look for the elements of difference and then try to make an alternative view of the world for the viewer.

I have had an interest in photography since the days of using dark room processes at school. Now that photography has moved into the digital age, processing images has never been so easy. And with that ease comes the ability to manipulate images using computer software. Learning to use this software has opened up a new world to me, and another world of possibilities.

I choose to create the images I do on purpose. Using the subjects that I like to photograph such as architecture and street situations, I can then explore the angles, textures and the subject matter. Photographing a simple item such as a flower and adding my twist to it by using distortion, for example, is something else I like to experiment with. I endeavour to look at the simplicity involved and personally enjoy creating minimalism with my images. I want to open the viewer’s eyes to the variety.

Influenced by photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and even our local Otago Daily Times photographer Gerard O’Brien and his Parallax series, I have created images that represent my view of the world. Focusing on monochrome and bold colour finishes, with the use of reflections and mirror imagery is how I see. My images have no boundaries or limits.