A theme running through my work is the deconstructing, altering and reconstructing of common objects or scenes.  By focusing on and repeating a pattern I'm concentrating attention on it.  For me, this deepens a sense of place or presence.  The scars of time on a weathered building become beautiful.  A simple fire escape becomes an intriguing pattern.  Cheap, plastic flowers in a cracked vase transform into an image of calm and symmetry.  I feel I'm honoring very common places or objects by giving them time and attention.  I see this as fitting in with the deepest tradition of photography, applied in a somewhat different manner.