The Marks of Man

The passion I have about photography is not necessarily about the photograph, but about what the photograph could represent. I am ambivalent about the technique of photography as well as the process. Technique is important in the physical capture of an image and the effect a camera has on the perception of the photograph. But once the image has been captured the importance of the camera the method of capture and the materials used becomes insignificant, a bit like the wrapping on a chocolate bar, useful for a while but always discarded, the memory being the chocolate. I have spend years in darkrooms, ages in front of a computer making my work, none of which is relevant once the photograph has been printed, but less so after. I love to look at an Ansell Adams and I admit have read the vast amount of technical information in his books. However when you look at his work, the importance for us now is limited, as time has gone by. I have often browsed junk shops and antique shops and found