Photography has been a passion of mine from an early age when my granddad showed me his film cameras, but during my teen years I lost my interest in photography. About 10 years ago, however, I decided I would rekindle it and this year I plan to push my work out to a wider audience.
My first camera buy was a Fuji bridge camera with which I quickly realised its limitation. Several bridge cameras later I bought my first DSLR a Nikon D70. Since then I have owned a D200 and D7000 and gathered a nice collection of glass and other peripherals to compliment my cameras.
I confess to being a self-taught photographer, reading magazines, web articles and basically getting out there and experimenting which, with the benefits of digital photography, meant I could indulge my hobby with minimal expense – not worrying about costs of film and developing.
My wife and I like to travel and have been lucky enough to visit some beautiful places around the world. This has given me the opportunity to capture some stunning sights and memories from the glaciers of Alaska to the thermal springs of New Zealand. I do not specialise in any particular form of photography but tend to favor landscape, wildlife and macro work, and have a strong passion for black and white work. With my work in black and white I have the ability to highlight aspects of a shot that would otherwise be lost in colour. I like to use B&W to emphasise texture, shapes and forms, but also to create a moodiness and dramatic nature to my photos. A good example of this is my shot taken in Lake Tekapo which is a panoramic framing the Church of the Good Shepherd on the right and Mt John to the left – and the lake connecting the two. Here the use of B&W has emphasised the texture of the stonework on the church and the moodiness of the clouds adding to the expansive nature of the shot.
I have also captured some great sights closer to home and one my fondest memories is of shooting at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent under the supervision of Chris Weston and Andrew James. Whilst here we were taken to an enclosure where a cheetah was resting. A group of us huddled around the enclosure snapping away when all of sudden she looked straight at me. This allowed me to frame a lovely portrait with exceptional eye contact. The only downside to this shot was that it was not taken in the wild.
With my photography I can let my creative side come out and I enjoy the challenge of capture memories and sights to share.
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