“I’m a people watcher by trade. I shoot weddings and social documentaries in a truly candid style. I’m attracted to humanity within images and concentrate on touch, laughter, humour and emotion. It’s what makes me tick.”
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I’m often asked what is my favourite photograph.
And it’s this one. Rosa & Albie. This was one week into the COVID-19 Lockdown, and Gemma and I, like parents all over the world, were trying to normalise everything as much as possible.
We were very lucky.
Street photography is at risk of losing its people. In this piece, I share why I still photograph everyday moments of human life—quiet, candid, and respectful—before they disappear from view entirely.
Jane Bown is one of my principal inspirations. Although her images were more portrait orientated, I still consider them to have great narrative and context well beyond a formal photograph.
The quote at the beginning of this article from Jane strikes a chord with me. The camera market these days is like a fast-moving train. Every month there seem to be new releases from all the main manufacturers; each proclaiming the newest camera will be better and faster and give you the ability to make better pictures.
And of course, from a technical standpoint, this may be true - especially for technical photography genres like Sports, Wildlife, Astro-photography etc.
Though the images that speak to me are always ones that have personality, depth, emotion and often..... no colour.
A trailer….of sorts.