I BELIEVE WE ALL HAVE A STORY IN OUR LIVES THAT LEADS US TO THE PROFESSIONS WE CHOOSE, PARTICULARLY IN THE ARTS. THIS STORY OFTEN BECOMES OUR ‘PURPOSE’ WHETHER WE ARE AWARE OF HOW THAT STORY IS SERVING US OR NOT.

AS THE YOUNGEST OF THREE BOYS, THERE IS NO RECORD OF MY CHILDHOOD WHATSOEVER. I SUPPOSE MY PARENTS WERE BUSY WITH THE THREE KIDS OR JUST BORED WITH HAVING YET ANOTHER SON. WHATEVER THE REASON, SO FAR I HAVE FOUND JUST ONE PHOTO OF MYSELF AS A BABY. IN SOME SUBCONSCIOUS WAY, I THINK THIS WAS UN-GROUNDING AS IT DID NOT OFFER A SENSE OF ‘PLACE’ FOR ME. NOT TO MENTION I WAS ALREADY DIFFERENT THAN MY FAMILY MEMBERS AS THE ARTSY ONE! I TELL THIS STORY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE STORIES WE TELL ARE THE STORIES WE WANT TO HEAL FROM. I WORK WITH THE PASSION THAT I DO AS A PHOTOGRAPHER BECAUSE I DON’T WANT ANY OTHER CHILD TO NOT HAVE A SENSE OF ‘PLACE’ OR FOR PARENTS TO FEEL BADLY THEY DIDN’T CAPTURE MEMORABLE MOMENTS. MY DESIRE TO BE SURE NO CHILD IS EVER OVERLOOKED SEEMS PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE CLIENTS I SERVE. MY CLIENTS ARE INCREDIBLY INVOLVED PARENTS, HAVE THE MEANS TO OFFER EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR THEIR FAMILY AND WOULD BE APPALLED TO NOT HAVE BEEN EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE TO EACH OF THEIR CHILDREN.