Unlike paintings, my photographs are not really interpretations of the landscape. They are records of nature made at carefully planned and selected times and places, when light and the tools of large format photography can best capture the natural beauty of the subject. More than technical expertise, my success depends on knowing where to be and when to be there. Wind is the greatest challenge for large-format photography, because exposures are normally measured in seconds rather than fractions of a second. As a result, most of my photographs are made in the early morning or late evening, when winds are light or the air is still. For macro photography, winds must be calm because I use only natural light.