The body of my work deals with the journey of men and women through life, and is called "the Journey of Life and Light." This "El Camino (Path of Life)" - Beyond Tunnel - is the 1st stage of the series. It is a metaphor of our lives.

Life is a long path ("camino" in Spanish) like a tunnel. It's about my life. But, it could be about you...could be about anybody. People in this modern society suffer from the same problems as ancient people did. As humans, everyone, experiences hardship or difficulty at some point in their life. Dark, long way, path, tunnel... sorrow, loneliness, confusion, turmoil, or desperation. We never know what will happen tomorrow. People live life, but don't exactly know where they are going or where they should go in their life. Walking in to the right direction, maybe, maybe not. We seek direction, purposes in life. It may seem that there is no exit sometimes.

I looked for tunnel-like images and captured them along with my eyes and emotion. I have been attracted to theses tunnel-like images. Many of the photographs have human elements... alone, a couple, a child, a businessman or a stranger... No close-ups, however, so that anybody (YOU) could relate to the images as yourself, giving you the opportunity to cast yourself and think about your life. The photographs were taken in Japan, France, Belgium, Spain and the United States from 2002 to 2004. Life experiences are universal. We are humans. We have own journeys to go through.

But, there is always hope, exit, and light. Subconsciously, I'm attracted to a little point of light or the group of lights like "fire flies", which gives energy and warmth. So, capturing them leads you to the 2nd stage of the series.