About
As a student, many years ago I dipped my hands in chemicals, breathed in their fumes and chanted with the elephants whilst images appeared in the murky liquid as by magic. After a long break where life got in the way of the creative arts, I used my first digital camera and it gave me that same inspirational feeling again.
Fine Art Photography
I have a simple approach to photography which I think of as Intention - Explore - Repeat. Some years ago, a well- known British photographer said to me “..the main difference between the amateur and the professional is that an amateur takes one shot of many things whereas a professional takes many shots of one thing”. This off-the-cuff remark changed my photography forever. Since then, I’ve never taken a camera out without an intention in mind. Consequently, I work in portfolios which seek to explore an idea that has caught my attention.
I’m mainly influenced by ideas from art, cinema, philosophy and sometimes lines from songs or poems. I believe that you can express social, psychological and personal concepts using aesthetic images that go beyond record shots and into Fine Art. This collection contains images from some of the portfolios that I’ve created over the last few years.
Combining pictorial beauty with a deeper narrative.
I believe in beautiful photography for its own sake. I believe that beauty is a positive force for good and like art, poetry and music it is capable of touching us on a deep level in ways that are not easy to express in words. Looking at a beautiful photographic image leaves me feeling good and spiritually uplifted. This is not a shallow experience and I carry that feeling away with me.
My preferred combination is to make images that have a beauty of form and colour in portfolios that still carry a narrative. I am inspired by great photographers like Ansel Adams; painters like Turner and Hopper and film makers like David Attenborough who were able to do this. The message was in the imagery and was able to evoke the discussion that came afterwards.
I hope you enjoy the photos.
Thanks for looking.
Fine Art Photography
I have a simple approach to photography which I think of as Intention - Explore - Repeat. Some years ago, a well- known British photographer said to me “..the main difference between the amateur and the professional is that an amateur takes one shot of many things whereas a professional takes many shots of one thing”. This off-the-cuff remark changed my photography forever. Since then, I’ve never taken a camera out without an intention in mind. Consequently, I work in portfolios which seek to explore an idea that has caught my attention.
I’m mainly influenced by ideas from art, cinema, philosophy and sometimes lines from songs or poems. I believe that you can express social, psychological and personal concepts using aesthetic images that go beyond record shots and into Fine Art. This collection contains images from some of the portfolios that I’ve created over the last few years.
Combining pictorial beauty with a deeper narrative.
I believe in beautiful photography for its own sake. I believe that beauty is a positive force for good and like art, poetry and music it is capable of touching us on a deep level in ways that are not easy to express in words. Looking at a beautiful photographic image leaves me feeling good and spiritually uplifted. This is not a shallow experience and I carry that feeling away with me.
My preferred combination is to make images that have a beauty of form and colour in portfolios that still carry a narrative. I am inspired by great photographers like Ansel Adams; painters like Turner and Hopper and film makers like David Attenborough who were able to do this. The message was in the imagery and was able to evoke the discussion that came afterwards.
I hope you enjoy the photos.
Thanks for looking.