Richard Doddridge Blackmore referred to women as "the mothers of all mischief." As an adolescent, I would have agreed. Women were a different species and probably carnivorous. Fast forward. I have been married for fifty-two years. Women are now less of a puzzlement. I find them to be great photographic subjects. They show feelings in a way men do not. Even in repose, there is a sense of underlying emotion. Most of my work is done on the street. I rarely talk to people I photograph. But even when I ask a woman to pose, they seem to be truthful about who they are.
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.
