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This website is a gallery for my photos, and a place to share some of the interests and obsessions that lurk behind them. Some series, like those that explore the megaliths, are part of ongoing documentary projects. Others follow themes that captivate me, or capture random encounters.
As a photographer, I'm interested in natural form and texture, and in various qualities of light, shadow and reflection - in short, anything that transforms the things we see to reveal things we don't see. I'm also intrigued by the spirit and atmospheric aspect of places I've visited, and especially the megaliths and old stone sites of Europe.
Most photos are arranged in slideshows under the Photography menu. Others are displayed on the Prints pages. The Megaliths series appear under their own menu heading, along with a highlights slideshow.
Photographic PrintsIndividual photos can be purchased as archival quality prints, or as digital image rights. See the Prints pages and/or inquire for details.
The old stone monuments of Europe have excited the popular imagination ever since the descendents of their builders believed them to be the mysterious work of primeval giants. Scientific archaeology paints a more sober and realistic picture of their origin and significance, but somehow that hasn't dimmed the magic that still surrounds them.
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Map of the Dutch Hunebedden
The Hunebed Map features photos, details and location maps for each megalithic monument (known locally as hunebedden) in the Netherlands.