I have never experienced the kind of light I found in Morocco. I thought it might be my imagination, but my guide assured me that the light in Morocco is remarkable if not unique. What it did to the colors was incredible. Which made it quite a challenge to redo some of my images in black and white. In some instances, I expanded the tonal range, Ansel Adams' zones. Using more deep blacks than usual gave some images the kind of pop that the light created when working in color. In the end, I tried to create what I visualized in my mind's eye, whether in color or in black and white.
Once I wanted to be Ansel Adams, a reach, especially for someone who lives and photographs in New Jersey. But even when I went out into real wilderness, I never felt at one with these places. My introduction to street photography was "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work". I was hooked immediately. My first attempts at street photography were in New York. From the beginning, I knew this was where I belonged. Even in neighborhoods that were new to me, I felt that these were my streets. I have photographed in the US, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. They are still my streets.
