Recent Work
February / March 2020
"I do not see travel as a reward for working hard but a lesson in how to live".
I have been travelling in SE Asia and love to spend time here. Unfortunately, the outbreak and spread of Corona-virus has mean't that I have had to cancel my plans to travel to Japan, however, I did manage to spend some weeks travelling in northern and central Vietnam as well as some beach time on Koh PhaNgan in southern Thailand.
This was my first trip to Vietnam and it did not disappoint - a beautiful country to travel and photograph, full of very warm and fun people.
December 2019
As much as I love photographing London, there is nothing like travel and new experiences to get your photography and creativity fired up. So, an epic four days in Paris were perfect to explore new locations, fine tune my street photography and play with a more classical style. Even in the middle of a general strike (no Paris metro!!) and pouring rain, Paris was beautiful and endlessly charismatic.
This was also an opportunity to work with the very talented Paul Sanders and to discuss a "conscious photography" approach and photography as a meditation or therapy. This is something I have been working on and exploring for a number of years, so it was great to meet someone with a similar approach and understanding - very inspirational.
I have found photography complimentary to meditation and conscious living - it is a means to focus attention and stay present. It also has a flow to it and once in the flow, it allows the photographer to open up and "receive" the creativity to create images.
Shooting in London for the day with street photographer Mark Fearnley; this was a day of high contrast light and silhouettes. Not normally my preferred style but very interesting to learn from such an accomplished photographer.
November 2019
Street photography explorations around Soho in the rain - I love this time of year for street photography with dark evenings and ambient lights. The rain has helped create atmosphere and is great for exploring reflections and working the "curiosity gap" to conceal subjects and leave the story up to the viewer to interpret.
Looking for reflections and working abstracts using the ambient lights around Soho and Chinatown - I am drawn to these strong colours to create abstracts that require a "little further investigation" to understand what is happening in the image.
October 2019
Street photography explorations around Shoreditch and on London's South Bank - I love this time of year as the evenings draw in and street photography moves into the night. The transformation of London at night is stunning and offers completely new opportunities to shoot.
September 2019
Street photography on London's South Bank - looking for light rather than subjects and paying particular attention to the interplay of light and shadows.
August 2019
Street photography explorations in London's Soho and Chinatown - looking for reflections and distortions of reality.
May 2019
Exploring London for some urban "grunge" shots in May 2019 - paying particular attention to lead-in lines and symmetry. This is quite a different style for me but I had fun experimenting and seeking out these images.
I worked hard on positioning for the alignment of the buildings (and to stay out of the wind) to get this shot - I never think of London as futuristic but I changed my mind walking around the Lloyd's building with the wind howling through the steel work - super eerie!.
February 2019 - Hong Kong
Five days in Hong Kong - I had been looking forward to exploring Hong Kong but it far exceeded my expectations. Hong Kong is probably one the best street photography locations in the world with literally a never ending variety and supply of subjects.
Exploring some of the poorer districts of Kowloon, I hired a guide to walk me through some of the more challenging areas. The Chinese culture means you feel quite safe but a guide certainly helps and can bring to life the experience of poverty in Hong Kong that "1 in 5" people experience every day. This is not the side of the city that many tourists venture but it was a fascinating insight to HK life.
