I studied graphic design at college and took photography classes, but they were commercially oriented. Then I started an MFA programme in painting and decided to use my photography education through the perspective of fine art.

I was always surrounded by photography. My father was a scientific photographer. For him it was more technical, whereas I prefer a more personal approach.

The alteration of the scenes is the culmination of a couple of years of practical experimentation in my work, and ultimately the developing philosophy behind it. I think personal expression, or lack of, is a defining and important feature in all art forms. I’ve grown to accept the tendency I have to present a part of myself in my work.