Many artists, designers, photographers and other creative workers make their own Christmas cards for private use in which their investigations of self, identity and the sense of place may be seen in concentrated form. British photographer John Davies's rural and urban landscapes, in the precise style of documentary photography, capture the opposing elements of nature and culture where they converge. he has said: "I am documenting the major post industrial cities of Britain and making images of the central urban environments, especially areas which attract people. My aim is to produce a coherent set of images which reflect the positive achievements and realities within our continually changing urban space. I wish to remain objective in this documentary work but a theme that has become increasingly important to me is to question as well as celebrate our collective responsibility in shaping the environments in which we live."