As a boy I would watch my father process black and white prints and can remember the excitement as the image would magically appear when the paper was placed in the developing tray.
For me photography still retains its magic, in both the traditional methods and the wonders of todays digital trickery.
For me photography is capturing that decisive moment in time that will never occur again.
After finishing my education I had a short break from photography - the interest was still there and I still took the occasional shots whilst on holiday, but for about two years I was fairly inactive on the photography front - all this changed with the rise of the digital age!
With the purchase of my first PC and digital camera, my interest in photography was re-discovered. I no longer needed a darkroom, I discovered the freedom of digital photography whilst also remembering the values of the more tradional methods that I still use as well as the digital approach.
It contains photos that I have taken using traditional methods and digital equipment and some highly experimental work. I once read that photographers should specialise in one genre of photography - i, e landscape. This may be true but I have never managed to decide which genre to specialise in so I present to you a varied selection of images from different genres.
My photographic ethos is that the camera is merely a tool used to capture the image and the real camera is in my head. I hope you enjoy this site.
Marty
August 2004
