I bought my first camera in 1989 at a souvenir store in Hong Kong when I was on my

honeymoon. It was a disposable or single-use camera in a simple box, meant to be used once. It was a fixed-focus camera with an integrated flash unit that used 135 film or an APS cartridge. Unfortunately, because I was traveling and the film took 24 to 48 hours to develop, I couldn’t see the results of the pictures I was taking. When I got home, I brought them in to be developed and was so excited to get them back, but when I

finally did, they weren’t what I had hoped. Most of the photos I took were badly

exposed, backlit and in shadow. I was devastated, all these beautiful places, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and not one photo that did the beauty of those places’

justice. I couldn’t forgive myself. I then decided to start studying photography. I bought my first good quality camera and for the next 30 years I gradually learned how to use the correct exposure and shutter speed, and special techniques for

taking interesting photographs. In this album I would like to share some of my

photography and digital art that I’ve learned in the past 30 years - when it all began.

Some of these photos are from my vacations in various places around the globe, and some were taken on business trips. Whatever the reason for visiting, you will always find me on the lookout for interesting subjects to capture. You will also find information

accompanying some pictures describing the techniques I used to take them.