Inspiration

I have a holiday home on the shores of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. I regularly take walks around the lough for exercise and relaxation. When doing so, I am always looking out for potential subjects to photograph. On one such walk I came across this little tree and was immediately drawn to it. I returned on a calm overcast autumn day to create this image... read more.

I photographed the scene with the sun positioned to the right of the scene, allowing the island to fall into a gentle silhouette against the background. The haze softened the contrast just enough to retain detail in the snow-covered landmass and the fine lines of trees. To help balance the light across the frame, I positioned a graduated filter on the right-hand side... read more.

My reasonably new computer fills with photographs at an alarming speed, a problem entirely of my own making. I am incapable of letting go of images that might, one day, prove useful, those persistent just-in-case photographs. This January, I finally embarked on a ruthless process of selection: deciding what would remain and what would be erased... read more.

‘Boreas’ is part of the my ‘Sirens’ portfolio (2015-2023), photographs of monstrous waves named after creatures from myth and legend. The series has been published in two monographs and extensively featured in the press. ‘Boreas’ is one of the last photographs I made for the series. Like the other photographs in the series, it was inspired by my lifelong love of the ocean and of mythology and, more specifically, the Odyssey and Iliad by Homer read more.

Here I am, sitting in a café overlooking the River Thames, feasting my eyes on the glittering Christmas decorations, and watching people walk by. I am sipping on an overpriced (but delicious) latte, and in the background, John Lennon’s voice gently reminds me: “Another year over, and what have you done?” This rhetorical question suddenly triggers a moment of introspection... read more.