My interest in photography began when I was given my first proper camera at the age of fifteen, it was a film camera. However, my love of photography really began when I set up my first darkroom at home, in my teenage bedroom. When I watched my first image appear in a tray of chemicals, it was like magic and I was totally hooked. Some forty-eight years later, I still experience the same excitement when I see my images appear, albeit on a computer screen. I’ve had many happy years working with film and printing in darkrooms, but now I use digital cameras and print with pigment inks on cotton papers. Working how I do today allows me to really express my view of the landscape better than I ever have before.