"I want to draw you into an image as if it were a path in the woods opening up before you. Around each corner is a new scene, a vista or a vignette. I want to allow you to feel, to be thrilled by beauty, intrigued by irony, tickled by whimsy. I want my images to hold you in the present moment."

"What prompts me to take a photograph is seeing a vignette within the greater vista, a juxtaposition of some sort, or an instance of great composition. In the midst of any scene—however blah or disgusting or ordinary—I see details arranged in an intriguing way."

I choose flowers because of their vibrant colors. Colors and luminosity lend themselves to generating images with richness and intensity. I choose critters on them because they add a touch of whimsy or contrast to the beauty of the flowers. A startlingly green bug sitting on a densely yellow iris is an arresting image that would otherwise be overlooked."

I choose architectural details for the design, patterns and juxtaposition of elements. An old church next to a shiny black glass skyscraper brings up ideas of history and progress."

"When I see the photographed image on my computer screen, I look for possibilities. Where is a composition within the composition? I try different filters and combinations of filters. I play with lighting effects, contrast and saturation. The image morphs in front of me."

"It’s my job to discern which manipulations 'work'. Sometimes the image doesn’t want to change all that much. Some want to be representational. Some yearn for the movement, fluidity and surprise of an abstract."