My fascination with photography stretches back to my first 'real' camera, a plastic 'Diana' that was popular in the 1960s. Prior to the Diana I spent many hours practicing with a discarded and broken 35mm rangefinder with no film. 

Eventually I grasped the concepts of shutter speed and aperture and their relationship. If only I were more competent with my camera that perfect winter day in 1980 when a Tasmanian Tiger strolled past! 

Photography has opened many doors and introduced me to many new friends. It has also resulted in heavy bags of camera equipment (and tripods that rarely get used!). Many lessons have been learned and even more of them have been perilously ignored. 

Early in my career I worked at various photographic laboratories and gained some valuable skills across a range of media and techniques. During those early days I also worked as a commercial and portrait photographer. I had the privilege of working with some great people, Richard McCure and Arnold Wolframs at Taslab, Tim Jones at Perfect Prints, Kevin Bell at the St Johns Eye Clinic, Alan Waugh at Photoforce, Jan Dallas and Noel Miley at Q Photographics. All of these people were generous with their time and knowledge and they taught me valuable lessons which I am happy to share with others. 

I am most indebted to my good friend and mentor, John Hodgman, who tutored me at TAFE, and taught me how to see. John challenged my thinking and my vision in a way that opened a new world for me. We worked together at Taslab in the early ‘80s and our friendship continues today. 

Experiencing and photographing nature continues to be the source of my greatest joy.