Profile

I specialise in abstract photography. My pictures contain, to varying degrees, a combination of many tones of colour, shapes and sometimes dense textures and patterns.

People sometimes make reference to the way I have manipulated my images. But I have to point out that none of my photographs are produced through manipulation. All of my photographs are non-digital. I basically use a Nikon 801 with varying types of lenses, compose and take a photograph, and that’s it!

I possess a strong sense of keeping my images, in a sense, pure. What I see through the viewfinder is ultimately what I want printed, framed and exhibited.

Other Images

A selection of other images of my work can be found on the websites:

www.notthetate.co.uk
www.red-dotexhibitions.co.uk
www.artinliverpool.com

Subject

I use as subjects for my shots;

old stone or brick walls,
hoardings of torn posters,
weather-beaten doors,
derelict buildings, and various other decayed elements,
fragments of man-made objects,
together with weather ravaged natural objects such as tree bark, tree trunks and branches,
trampled debris.

Themes

The main themes of my abstract work incorporate:

Naturalness (including the effect of weather on natural objects),
decay or erosion,
sense of time,
sensuousness,
colour relationships,
silhouettes and shadows.

Silhouettes and shadows can help transcend what otherwise would be mundane or featureless locations or particular things to reveal their abstract qualities.