I used to be a photographer in the sense that I saw pictures in place of the real things surrounding me. I did that because I dislike reality but I love its image. "Photography is a lie embracing the truth" - this quotation, maybe or maybe not by Nobuyoshi Araki, says all one needs to know. I don't care where I take my pictures, in my mind or in my camera. I don't mind how fast I forget them or how long they stay with me. I could not care less how subjective or universal they are. The only thing I really want is that they touch me. This is an ideal on the one hand and I rarely am able to live up to it. On the other hand there are no photos I take that are not statements of my personality. This is a private thing. I'm not afraid anyone would notice because most people don't care to see. And those who do, I do not mind whatever they may discover. I know they are gentle and free.