This is the first in a series of books containing a selection of my photographs. Each book covers a decade, starting in 1979 when I turned thirty.
The photographs fell into the title’s categories: landscapes or gatherings of people. I shot all the landscapes with black-and-white film, then sepia-toned and hand-colored with traditional photo oils. There were no human elements in the scenes. The colors used were not necessarily found in nature, but from childhood memories.
Gatherings were shot with black and white film, but only lightly toned, not colored. People were often photographed without their approval or awareness. I had in mind scenes for a movie or a short story.