Immersing myself in photography in retirement I’ve had time and opportunity to develop a style that reflects what I feel when I look through the viewfinder. I have always been drawn to more abstract artists and I find that my subjects and ideas in photography are influenced by what I enjoy in the broader art world. I am particularly attracted to the understated, the hidden, the overlooked. Black and white imagery speaks more powerfully to me when I am imagining a concept. Although colour can be addictive, it is when I remove it from my work that I see an idea more clearly. Living in the World Heritage Blue Mountains, I love spending time in our natural environment, but it is not the big vistas I see, but the smaller, more subtle parts of this world. When I travel it is the snippets of other cultures that I am drawn to and try to bring home through my lens. Others have said it better than me, but as a photographer, my camera and my printer are like my brushes and paint.