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Photo EssaysGone TomorrowThis is an ongoing series of back roads photos, the first of which have been in the exhibitions [v]erge, Art in the Woolshed 2010 and The Mahurangi Group's Matakana 2011. The ultimate goal of this project is to make a book and to hold a solo exhibition of the work in Auckland. Shooting of this essay has been at a halt for many months, but I have a lot of material and hope to have a solo show, when the time is right. Artist's StatementOur rural environment is changing: subdivisions are springing up, villages are being redeveloped and roads are being sealed. My main photographic project in recent years has been to capture the changing roads of my area around Leigh. I am looking at the places we rush past en route to daily destinations, and documenting my surroundings as they change - for one day, many of these scenes will exist only in memory. The photos in this series are all in a square, black and white format. I chose this format because it echoes the work of earlier photographers and scenes like these will also pass into history. [View Gone Tomorrow preview] - Note: if the arrows are not visible below the image, scroll down or press F11 (Windows). Leigh ... by nightThis essay was exhibited in 2009. Artist StatementAt night, things look different; but we don't usually stop and stare, as we are more interested in reaching our destinations. My purpose is to document today's local environment as a record for the future. These photos live for the day when the locations have changed, making it impossible to take the same photos again - the day when all that remains is a photo and a memory. Live in LeighThis essay on the performing arts in Leigh was exhibited in 2008.
Photos from all my exhibitions are displayed in this section.
All photos on this site are available as cards, in addition to the images in the Greeting Cards section.
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