About
Everything deserves to be recognised; nothing should ever be ignored. Photography is the most democratic of art forms and the camera its great enabler.
Thanks for visiting. I am essentially a self-taught street photographer from South London. I began photographing in the 1980s but it wasn't until the advent of digital photography did this become an all consuming passion for me.
I’m frequently drawn to things others wouldn't normally raise their camera to, or perceive a different, more abstract take on things. Shape, colour, texture, form and composition are all important to me. I enjoy portraying a graphical beauty or interest in my photography. There's an inherent beauty in almost anything, if you look hard enough, and I believe it's our task as photographers to portray it in the best way possible.
I believe it's easy to photograph the beautiful things and keep them beautiful; to document the interesting and retain the quality that makes it interesting. The real trick comes in elevating the ugly, the mundane, the abstract and the unnoticed into something beautiful or interesting in its own right.
I love the freedom of photography and the way it enables me to explore the world as I see it. I'm not so much interested in using photography as a documentary tool, but as a means to explore the art of a subject. Ultimately the final picture, and the pleasure it gives those who interpret it, is all that matters in the end.
I am particularly fascinated by the 2 dimensional plane and the way it demands order and tidiness within the frame. Perhaps this is in conflict with the depth of life in reality and it is this contrast that drives me to explore it more.
Much of my work is influenced by the work of Keld Helmer-Petersen, Aaron Siskind, William Egglestone, Stephen Shore, Lewis Baltz, Lee Friedlander, Saul Leiter, Ernst Haas and Andre Kertesz.
I've been fortunate over the years that my photography has been published online and in print, in the likes of Time Out London magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, JPG Magazine and the Irish Times. My work was also exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleries in central London.
Music is also very important to me. I prefer to locate my subject alone and with my earphones in, I find music helps to distance me from the reality of the here and now, heightening my visual senses and allowing me to feel I exist in a more focused state. Music definitely changes my mood and how I view the world and my camera is the perfect tool to reflect that. I hope this shows in the melody and harmony that is expressed in my photos.
The musical influences on my photography tend to come from the minimal, ambient and experimental end of electronic and classical music. Such artistes include Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Loscil, Murcof, Ezekiel Honig, Fennesz, Future Sound of London, Global Communication, Susumu Yakota, Tim Hecker, Hildur Guonadottir, Johann Johnannsson, Max Richter, Olaf Arnalds, Steve Reich, and William Glass. A necessarily long , but not exhaustive list.
The cameras used in capturing these images over the years include: Olympus E3 DSLR, Olympus 320 DSLR, Canon Powershot G12, Canon Powershot G11, Canon Powershot IS S3, Casion Exilim compact, Olympus OMn1 SLR (x2), Olympus Trip 35, Olymps XA Rangefinder, Holga 120, Diana F+
I’m frequently drawn to things others wouldn't normally raise their camera to, or perceive a different, more abstract take on things. Shape, colour, texture, form and composition are all important to me. I enjoy portraying a graphical beauty or interest in my photography. There's an inherent beauty in almost anything, if you look hard enough, and I believe it's our task as photographers to portray it in the best way possible.
I believe it's easy to photograph the beautiful things and keep them beautiful; to document the interesting and retain the quality that makes it interesting. The real trick comes in elevating the ugly, the mundane, the abstract and the unnoticed into something beautiful or interesting in its own right.
I love the freedom of photography and the way it enables me to explore the world as I see it. I'm not so much interested in using photography as a documentary tool, but as a means to explore the art of a subject. Ultimately the final picture, and the pleasure it gives those who interpret it, is all that matters in the end.
I am particularly fascinated by the 2 dimensional plane and the way it demands order and tidiness within the frame. Perhaps this is in conflict with the depth of life in reality and it is this contrast that drives me to explore it more.
Much of my work is influenced by the work of Keld Helmer-Petersen, Aaron Siskind, William Egglestone, Stephen Shore, Lewis Baltz, Lee Friedlander, Saul Leiter, Ernst Haas and Andre Kertesz.
I've been fortunate over the years that my photography has been published online and in print, in the likes of Time Out London magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, JPG Magazine and the Irish Times. My work was also exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleries in central London.
Music is also very important to me. I prefer to locate my subject alone and with my earphones in, I find music helps to distance me from the reality of the here and now, heightening my visual senses and allowing me to feel I exist in a more focused state. Music definitely changes my mood and how I view the world and my camera is the perfect tool to reflect that. I hope this shows in the melody and harmony that is expressed in my photos.
The musical influences on my photography tend to come from the minimal, ambient and experimental end of electronic and classical music. Such artistes include Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Loscil, Murcof, Ezekiel Honig, Fennesz, Future Sound of London, Global Communication, Susumu Yakota, Tim Hecker, Hildur Guonadottir, Johann Johnannsson, Max Richter, Olaf Arnalds, Steve Reich, and William Glass. A necessarily long , but not exhaustive list.
The cameras used in capturing these images over the years include: Olympus E3 DSLR, Olympus 320 DSLR, Canon Powershot G12, Canon Powershot G11, Canon Powershot IS S3, Casion Exilim compact, Olympus OMn1 SLR (x2), Olympus Trip 35, Olymps XA Rangefinder, Holga 120, Diana F+