...for the discerning lover of fine art photography

Getting the most out of your visit...

We each have different points of view, and where we are in life affects how we 'see' imagery.
 

I hope that wherever life finds you, you are able to enjoy more than a moment's contemplation in any of the work here that intrigues you.
 

..and if you like a puzzle, I try to make recognisable comment at many levels, so keep on your toes! 

Biography...

Background

I was born and raised in the Scottish borders and Edinburgh before moving to Plymouth in 1970, aged 11. My interest in photography first took hold as a teenager and after 30 years pursuing other avenues of creativity in my business life, I again seriously picked up my camera. 

About my work

I'm told my photography shows a keen eye and incisive observation and that I find and reveal powerful imagery in the everyday and the mundane. I hope so, and I invite you to reassess the familiar with fresh eyes and listen to the story I'm trying to tell.

I try to evoke emotional responses in you as a viewer, responses ranging from wistful, soaring, breathtaking, hopeful and humbling, to sensual, tactile, pensive and empathic.

And on the darker side, if I can occasionally draw you into an exploration of the cold, clinical, and bleak.. ..then I've achieved my aim.

Enjoy my art, I know that I do...

Some achievements

Urban Ugly March 2008: The BBC featured me and my photo essay on neglected and derelict spaces of Plymouth. See it here...

Rectilinear Mosaics earned me a place in the Hotshots section when it was published in the October 07 issue of Digital Camera Magazine.

Warner Holidays used some of my images of bowlers in a tv / cinema advert.

One, Two, Three, Snow! - although not a finalist, it was an editor's choice in the Photographer Of The Year competition 2007, Digital Camera Magazine.

Contemporary Photographic Influences

• Barrie Tumbridge, proprietor. TheStudio-Online.co.uk
• John Miles, who intruduced me to professional use of high dynamic range photography
• many others, too numerous to mention

Influences beyond photography

• Martin Bush contemporary abstract painter.
• Kizzy Colins contemporary artist, whom I thank for drawing my attention to the potential for art in the meanest urban spaces.
• Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, a book by Douglas R Hofstadter.
• Nicolas Ridley, one of my ancestors - well he must have been an influence somewhere along the (gene) line!

Links to other great photographers' sites

• Guy J Brown
  Guy is a master of muted high dynamic range colour and produces fine monochrome images across a number of genres.
• Darkness and Light
  Black and white pictures of London, Oxford, Cambridge and the Lake District - atmospheric sepia and black/white photographs of England by Derek Langley.
• Ian Woolcock Photography
  Landscape photography from Cornwall and further afield by Ian Woolcock.
• Devon Photography
  Andy's site features photography from various locations in Devon along with a few out of county images and some macro and floral work.
• Didgi Widgi
  An online urban canvas art and urban photography gallery featuring contemporary abstract art, black & white and pop art.
• Devonscenes Photography
  Malcolm's landscape photos include the South Devon coast between Dartmouth and Burgh Island, seascapes and other scenes of Devon including Dartmoor.

Local links

• Mayflower Steps - Plymouth Past and Present
  All about Plymouth, covering a little of The Blitz and a lot about the  Pilgrim Fathers, their voyage in the good ship Mayflower and their first years in Plimouth  Plantation.
• See my photos taken of and in Plymouth

Quotes

Here are some of the nice things people have been saying about my work: