I started by making collages with magazines, scissors, and glue; later I discovered photography. But reality's so balky compared to the pictures in my head… so I soon returned to making collages, this time with a computer. The advent of digital photography was just what I needed.

When color monitors and richly functional paint programs came along, I was intrigued. When Photoshop appeared, I got a pile of slides converted to that newfangled PhotoCD format and fell headlong down the rabbit hole. Been there ever since. Sometimes it's hard not to drown in a sea of choices; image manipulation is a very deep well.