I have practiced the art of photography for over 35 years and have always been interested in street photography, documenting people going about their daily lives. As a photographer I want to record real events rather than stage or create an illusion. I aim to portray the idiosyncrasies of human behaviour in a gentle and compassionate way. For me it is important that my photographs convey the truth about the real world and secondly to communicate my comment on that truth. Photographers that have influenced my work include Henry Cartier-Bresson, Paul Strand, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander and the Melbourne photographer Rennie Ellis, all of whom perfectly captured the "decisive moment".