My first camera was a 1964 Beirette, a fully manual view-finder 35mm film camera with a 56mm f2.8 lens. At 14 years old I was sure I would become a photographer.

The boy next door, who was a few years older than me, had a dark-room. He was happy to share the cost of chemicals, and together we mastered the messy art of dark-room developing and printing. My friend did indeed become a professional photographer.

For me a career in business meant that photography took a backseat. Until 2010, when I bought a Leica M9; a fully manual rangefinder camera that in many ways took me back to where I first started, but with the benefits (and arguably draw-backs) of digital.

A few years later I (semi-)retired and had time again to focus on photography. My areas of interest are firstly streets, or more precisely people in context, followed by portraits. Landscapes are of interest due to their endless plays of light, but not my main focus.

Travelling from my home in Auckland (NZ), I have created a portfolio of photos to form the basis for several series and two books; a sample of photos is included under ‘Works’. A small selection of photos is offered for sale as framed prints on fine art paper. For books and prints. please refer to ‘Shop’.