Born in New Zealand, Ken Griffiths lives in London.  While he may be better known for his commercial photography, he is actually an avid explorer of the genre of landscapes.  He explores the shapes and forms found all over the world, from the USA to Machu Picchu, and most recently the Three Gorges Dam region of China.  In his Abruzzo series, from 1985-90 in the Italian region – he uses the platinum process for a richer tonal effect when printing images – Griffiths photographed the villagers and the landscape in which they live to produce a stunning series of pictures.