To Be a Boy

I feel very lucky to be able to say I had a fantastic childhood. Yeah there were a few major trials to over come due to the ever so complicated lives of grown ups but as far as being a kid was concerned, it was a real adventure. I was rarely around the house suffering from the common affliction that seems to torture the youth of today when the PlayStation breaks down, no I was out all over the country side exploring with my older brother. With over active imaginations we climbed, ran, laughed and cried with each passing summer day.

It was then no surprise I loved the American movies with kids as the main characters, off on adventures always accompanied by a white dog with a black patch on one eye. The little rascals is one such film which I could always relate to and so just as that film inspired me as a boy, it inspired me to make the images below. I may not be a kid anymore but I can honestly say I still have have that sense of adventure and an over active imagination.

I see my self in these images so is was an unusual feeling to be standing there as a man photographing what seemed to be a reflection of myself as a boy.





I treasure that playful youngster that still lives within me and hope Little Harry (above) has as much fun as I did at his age and as I do now at mine.