... See no boundaries ...

taken transparent. This I do not like! The skills in producing a photograph are many fold. The mastery of the technical aspects of the equipment, processing, editing, hanging to mention a few. But the most significant to me are, reason, composition and timing. Why am I there? Why did I move to capture that shadow or frame-out that object? Why did I wait for that precise moment in time to press the shutter release? Without these you have nothing to start with.

Sometimes I want a viewer to fill in information about a photograph for them selves, to draw their own conclusions. Other times I want something not to be over looked. These are my choices, you - the viewer, have your own. I use text sparingly; not to force any more information about a  scene onto a viewer, but to enhance the overall performance/impact of an image but I hope not to create barriers.

... I see no boundaries ...

Boundaries create barriers. Those barriers can by either physical, social or personal but the net result is people can be left on one side of a barrier; often wanting to be on the other side or simply not wanting to be there at all.

Using text with a photograph to expand the knowledge of a scene can create barriers. Grouping photographs into categories or themes can also create barriers. Are boundaries in photography necessary? Well, yes and no; predominantly NO. On occasions a photograph may need to be put into a specific context. These ‘occasions’ are really based upon the use the photograph is being put. Three broad categories exist

•Social •Documentary •Photojournalism

A photograph can slide between all three categories with so much ease that often text can make the reason that the photograph was