about
My photography is ultimately a personal interpretation of the world around me. The way I approach an image is always the same, to blend what I see through the viewfinder with what I visualise in my mind, to create an image that I can return to again and again and still see why I made it in the first place.I had the opportunity to learn darkroom techniques in the Art Programme at the University of Anchorage when I lived in Alaska. From the moment I developed my first film I felt as though I had come home. I subsequently spent more time than was probably good for me in the darkroom, becoming obsessed with tone, blacks, whites, dodging, burning. One of the most important things I learned there was to approach each image as a piece of artwork. This concept has influenced me very strongly in the way I approach photography.
Living back home again in Scotland, I now use both film and digital cameras, and work largely with the “digital darkroom”, transposing the techniques I learned from the wet darkroom and enjoying the versatility of digital. Although the physical process I use in making a photograph may have changed somewhat, the vision I have to create an image has not. I think that the final image is what really matters.
I have won several awards for my images and I am available for commission. If you would like to ask about any of my photographs or discuss potential work, please e-mail me via the form on the contact page.