International Orders

Due to rising costs and complications associated with shipping goods to international destinations, I regret that I have been compelled to discontinue offering international shipping options in connection with merchandise orders placed through this website. Beginning on April 15, 2022 and thereafter, any and all items purchased through this website will be available for U.S.A. delivery, only. No exceptions.

Reasons for the above decision are many, but center upon the fact that basic costs for international shipping – together with the necessary cost of insurance against a rising number of damaged or ultimately undelivered parcels – have each continued to increase to the point of unacceptable excess. Further, an ever increasing number of international orders received through this website were being understandibly cancelled due to the high costs of shipping and insurance which, in too many instances, proved to be greater than the actual cost of items being purchased. And of course, costs are not the only factor to be considered.

When any product is purchased through this website, I am of course, thereafter, obligated to be certain that product will be successfully delivered to the customer in a timely manner. And due, at least in part, to an increasing number of packages sent through a variety of international carriers being either significantly delayed, damaged, misplaced, lost, or outright stolen, en route, the inevitability of having to repeatedly replace and re-ship those products at my own expense — together with the considerable amount of time and effort required to initiate, process, and ultimately recover any resulting insurance claims — the practical realities of delivering goods to international destinations has simply become unworkable.

I do of course very much appreciate and thank you for your ongoing interest in my photography. Ultimately, and regrettably, the overall costs associated with reliable and timely delivery of goods to international destinations remains a dilemma over which I have no direct control.