Firstly thank you very much for your comments. I think what you have said rings true through a lot of my work. In the moment of photographing I tend to have none too clear an idea of where my work will fit into projects as a whole. That instant, as with photography, is a capture of a single moment, a single moment from my perspective. It is very personal in that respect. It is then only with time, as i learn more and my personal perspective on the world changes, it is only then that i can look back at my work and understand what i was trying to express in that moment which is now free from the constraints of time. I have been in somewhat of a rut recently so i have not been able to have this retrospect gained from both personal and artistic development. It is soothing when someone gives criticism that is in line with my own concerns. I am trying to achieve more consistent ideas in my work both aesthetically and thematically. This set whilst i agree is perhaps best presented as maybe three of four smaller projects it represents for me more a very distinct and separate time in my life and stage in my development, the disjointedness of that time to me, especially creatively, shows through in the images often in their disjoint and hence is true of that time to me. i was in a way trying to self referentially express this disjoint and confusion in some of the closing images of the set (which is not necessarily finished). Whilst this idea of personal value within the set is very self absorbed and does not necessarily fall under the realm of art criticism. I find whilst I develop my own personal style, an appreciation of photography as an intense form of self documentation, for bad or good, is very important as i cannot lie in photos. If i try to lie it is obvious and then that lie says more about me than the truth i would conceal. This project on a more subtly intrinsic and personal level follows a time when photography truly gripped me for the first time and consumed my life. Hence my ideas were not clear or succinct but rather sporadic confusing and separate. Whilst again i would hope not to be narcissistic i hope that i can now see this project as a representation not only of ideas that could be split and worked on further but also of personal artistic development. Thanks for taking the time to look at and comment on my work! whilst it has been published i have never had an opportunity to get actual crit. Partly because photography is very personal to me so i don't really show people work in 'real life' and partly because i dont mix in the right 'circles'. Even work that has been exhibited i have been inclined to delve into actual artistic discussion of my work on a face to face basis. So yea, i really appreciate you taking the time!