Inspiration

To mark six years of writing for Terra Quantum, I was asked to dedicate my latest photography talk to myself – a daunting prospect, as I am simply not used to taking centre stage. My contributions to this wonderful platform pale beside the tireless work of Samuel Feron, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Terra Quantum. Still, here is my story, humbly offered in the hope it carries a little of the inspiration I draw from photography... read more.

Aren’t we all, as photographers, light magicians, weaving stories of beauty that don’t quite exist? We strive to create images that make people pause, look twice, and say, “I wish I were there.” Through subtle illusions, we guide the viewer to see the world not as it is, but as we choose to present it... 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.

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.

With a portfolio that spans expansive vistas to finely observed details, in both colour and black & white, I give myself the freedom to choose the approach that best serves each subject I photograph. read more.