In the introduction to his book Random Access, photographer and educator John T. Hill described the images therein as "fragments of time intended to intrigue and provoke." They are ali that, but much more besides, coupling elegant visual grammar with intuitive and memorable insights into humanity's passing parade.

Like countless others, Henry Paine tell under the spell of a Weston (in his case, Brett), and decided to embark upon his own fine art photographic path . Yet Paine has always been his own man, and has achieved reknown through his wide range of subject matter, creative vision and absolute mastery of darkroom craft.