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I have loved photography for many years and was first inspired by an exhibition called "Let Truth Be The Prejudice" featuring the wonderful, powerful images of W.Eugene Smith at the Barbican in London. It really inspired my love of black and white photography and I then learnt about other Read more...
I have loved photography for many years and was first inspired by an exhibition called "Let Truth Be The Prejudice" featuring the wonderful, powerful images of W.Eugene Smith at the Barbican in London. It really inspired my love of black and white photography and I then learnt about other superb photographers including Josef Koudelka, Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau, Robert Frank, Edwin Smith and Larry Towell to name but a few. I soon learnt how to process film at home and print my own images and that fascinated me and increased my interest.
Through some strange connections I eventually managed to secure a job as an assistant to a photographer at an auction house in London and learnt all about large format cameras and how to shoot artworks. I'm still there twenty years later and now photograph paintings for a living!
More recently, I've got into colour digital photography and have become obsessed with street photography, taking part in many instructions for the Street Photography Now Community - I love going out with my camera not knowing what I will photograph or see!
I always have my camera with me, and take images wherever I am and of whatever interests me. I've also discovered other great photographers like Mark Power, Mitch Bernstein, Edward Burtynsky and Simon Norfolk. I also joined Flickr and recently completed a 365 Project.
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Apr 21st Phone, Phone, Phone, Maidstone
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Apr 20th Capturing Little Blighter No.2, Aylesford
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Apr 19th An Early Morning Tumble (Dryer), West Malling
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Apr 17th Reflections In Blue At The North Pole
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Apr 13th Dead End Dandelion, Teston Bridge Country Park
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Apr 12th Mining The Craft Of Siblings, Maidstone
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Apr 11th The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Friars, Aylesford
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Apr 6th A Crack At The Nile, Maidstone
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Apr 2nd The Magic Of Magnolia, Great Comp, St.Mary's Platt