Photography

This medium has interested me since my student days both for its documentary and creative possibilities. I had met the late John Ansty, then editor of the Telegraph Magazine which had given me one of the ‘Sculptor of the Year Award’, mentioned above, in 1970. Thanks to this enlightened and generous soul who sponsored me with film (transparencies) for over a decade, I began to assemble my own archive of images of living cultures, sculptures, portraits, architecture, crafts, nature, animals, birds, clouds and festivals - celebrating wonders of this world both natural and man-made (images). Since the late 1980’s I have produced the occasional limited edition of photographs from my archive, signed and numbered 1 to 4 - as much for gifts to friends as for sale at exhibitions. For me, the camera serves as a tool to capture the magic of an instant encountered by chance, amongst the variety that different cultures constantly present to the attentive eye. It is also an invaluable aid to my pursuit of self-education, self-discovery and self-discipline.

“Drawing Into Discovery” is a life long passion with the camera, yearning to capture the stunning variety of our great world. Photography is a medium that I am most at ease with when travelling in moments of marvellous encounters. The camera, is a tool towards seeking the magic in something around and beyond me - from within the inner eye behind the lens. Colours in cultures and textures in time - both natural and man-made have caught my attention and imagination to seek a universal unity. Indeed, photography for me is one of the doors that lead to self-education, self-discovery and self-discipline. In this process “Drawing into Discovery” a universe of unlimited richness. (September 2000)