Good bad, or indifferent?
When I first saw his photos (no people, lots of abstract images of umbrellas/ashtrays/gasoline containers etc) I didnt really like them, but with repeated viewing they grow on you, and have an unusual calm simple quiet quality. He finds beauty in the most unconventional of settings/arrangements of objects....
see http://www.davidsylvian.com/images/ for lots of examples....