“When you take a photograph on film, you can’t turn the camera around to look at the image you’ve just taken. It really forces you to just be in the moment and to spend time with that person, so that’s something I enjoy with using a point and shoot camera as well.”

“Developing a gallery for Islamic art in this current time is also something that cannot be taken lightly. I wanted to create a friendly atmosphere, and I wanted people to feel like they could engage with the art when they came into the space.”

“This is a scene he has in his memory, and you can imagine him running out of his motel after the rain cleared up. The water would have still been flowing rather swiftly, and right in the middle of the painting, you can sort of see this water collecting.”

“When people think about purchasing an artwork, collectors often think about a work’s attractiveness. However, these works need to be responsibly maintained for the long term. These works will be important to the study of art history — they will show future generations who we were, and what was important to us.”