Vision
My vision is to aim for a level of artistic interpretation within a scene and create something that elicits an emotional response of some kind, or at the very least an opinion. In this respect, my approach to photography is not usually about recording what the eye can physically see in a given moment, but perhaps what my mind's eye wants you to see.
The application of this vision in practice adds up to a slightly less conventional but maybe more contemporary approach to landscape photography than you might readily find elsewhere. I love the use of long exposure, creative out of focus elements through the use of specialist Tilt/Shift lenses and often lean heavily towards monochrome in my images. Where does all of this lead? The result is final productions like the scene below titled Every Corner Of The Empire which saw me shortlisted in the 2011 Take A View Landscape Photographer Of The Year.
Life
Born in 1970, I've never quite made it away from the city of Coventry, in the industrial heart of the West Midlands. I was certainly interested in art at school, studying it up to 'A' Level but as soon as I moved into my adult years it became something I used to do. I had a lot of artistic influence around me from when I was very small, my father was a highly proficient water colour artist and my favourite uncle owned his own photographic business so I guess the writing was on the wall that I would end up falling into something artistic later in life...
Despite maintaining an interest in art and architecture for many years, it took me until the age of 38 to buy my first serious camera but I've barely put one down since. I was always interested in photography but somehow the whole thing about film and the dark room always intimidated me but when quality digital equipment finally became truly affordable I decided to dive in.
Since then I have steadily developed an obsession with photographing our landscape but not in the way as you might ordinarily find. My drive is all about the art of the landscape, in other words how I can use different photographic techniques to craft a more artistic, often ethereal (but not manipulated) image beyond merely recording a scene. For me landscape photography is about more than seeing, it's about how you connect yourself to the earth and to this end I particularly love the simplicity that monochromatic images bring - without the distraction of colour you are left with the essential elements of the environment; form, texture and light. It's something that's going to keep me busy for a very long time, possibly decades from here.
So I hope you enjoy this website and if you have any questions or comments you can reach me easily through the contact page. Thank you for your interest...
Social Networking Links
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