One of my earliest creations using photoshop. Previously I’d enjoyed making collages using clipped photographs from magazines. I was excited by how easy the computer made it to use my own digital camera images, scanned photographic prints and other artworks I’d created for new works. The new medium allowed for the personal creative flexibility and originality that was important to me. From 1996 onward nearly everything I did was derived and imaginatively inspired by photographs I’d made myself. The only exception was the rare occasion when the portrait of a celebrity or historical figure was used.