I have this saying that has become my mantra – “it is easy to create an image of a beautiful thing (a car, a girl, a tree), what is difficult is to create a beautiful image”. Unfortunately most people do not know or recognize the difference.

Photographers like Jan Saudek definitely inspire me most along this line of thinking. I also love the work of Howard Schatz who creates amazingly beautiful images in the studio environment. Unfortunately some of my other heroes are no longer alive. Jeanloup Sieff, Bob Carlos Clarke, and Helmut Newton are three that have inspired me throughout my career.