Biography

My Biography

Artist's Biography

Hello and thank you for taking the time to look at my website.

Here is a little about me...

I was born in Dartmouth, Devon and now live in Cornwall.

I took up photography at the tender age of seven when I joined my primary school camera club. My first camera was a Kodak instamatic 126 and I remember my first picture was of a very sad looking 4 inch high snowman.

As I grew up my passion for photography became an obsession and I read every photography book I could lay my hands on. After a lot of wasted film and frustrations I slowly became to understand and appreciate the real beauty and self expression that photography could offer. I now work mainly in digital but still dust off my trusty Bronica from time to time.
My camera is a Canon 30D and I recently purchased a Canon G9, a super little camera.

I have worked professionally as a darkroom technician, hand printing cibachromes and black and white photographs, so I really appreciate what a good print should look like.

I now print all my own photographs using an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 using genuine Epson inks and paper. This printer also produces super canvas prints up to 17" wide.


History.

I attended Newport School of Art and Design in 1994, where I achieved an HND in documentary photography.

I have had exhibitions at the Watershed in Bristol, Photofusion Gallery in London, Coombe Farm studios in Dittisham, Devon and the Wharf Gallery, Tavistock, Devon 2007. This exhibition was featured in an article by the Western Morning News.

Awarded Associate of the Royal Photographic Society - June 2007

Nov 2007 - Macmillan Day, Newquay. Two day show in aid of cancer support.

2008 -Solo Show -1st March - 29th March.
The Wharf Gallery, Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon.