For five years I’d obsessed over visually recording the remains of a local marble and granite quarry in Dorset, Vermont. This resulted in a series of photographs based on my impressions of that totally enchanting site. While investigating this subject over time the work has taken various forms. It reflects a journey from realistic observation to near abstraction. Some of these facets can be described in polarized terms: i.e. the early work is strictly observed, the later is abstract; the first images are journalistic, the later ones are metaphysical; an early concentration on mass and form has given way to an emphasis on line and light. Light falling on the quarry walls and on the overgrown trees reflects into the quarry waters in vastly different ways according to the time of day, the type of weather or the time of year. Watching and waiting for the special moments I wanted to capture was a thrilling pursuit. In this series I’ve tried to convey the atmosphere and meaning this strangely beautiful site holds for me and for the few other enthusiastic souls I’ve encountered in my wintry days of photographing.