As a photographer whose main focus during the past 25 years had been on wildlife and nature, and more recently, travel and architecture, I have been privileged to have visited more than 70 countries around the world in pursuit of pictures.

Where it was always my goal to produce pictures “without” the presence of man, I look back on my photographic career and ask my self, “why?” Why have I travelled to all these amazing places and not been interested in photographing the people that live in them?

Finally, in early 2011 the lights came on and I was introduced to “people” photography by several women whose work I have always admired. From that moment on, I was hooked. My focus has shifted 180 degrees—I still travel for more than six months of the year and I am now diving headlong into different cultures—Africa, Burma, Cuba, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Vietnam to name a few. I cannot believe I was so blind!

As I move from one photo tour to the next, my thirst for travel and discovery becomes even greater, and as I explore this new direction that I have taken, the desire to tell a story has become stronger.

The following images are the result of my journey during the past 4 years.