natural portraits

Picturing a pandemic; kind of

Picturing a pandemic; kind of

During the first six months of ‘Covid’ I was compelled to shoot, shoot shoot, but as the malaise of our current situation took hold I was less inspired, and have lots of images that have never seen the light of day, until now! Creative people have spurned many a project from this period, and there are already books, exhibitions and TV programmes prepared for our consumption. I am not convinced that we have enough distance to appreciate the creative portrayal of what is still a very felt experience, but here are some images that I have taken at different stages since March 2020.

The people I meet and the pictures we make

The people I meet and the pictures we make

As well as spending time reading & researching this summer, I have also been entering a host of competitions, and have had work selected for various online exhibitions and hard-copy publications. I am especially happy to announce that I had two images shortlisted for Portrait of Britain 2020, now in it’s fourth year. The 200 short-listed images will be compiled into a book that will be published by Hoxton Mini Press, and released on 1st October. You can see all of the winning and short-listed images here.

The Thrill Of The Shoot; Anxious times for photographers.

The Thrill Of The Shoot; Anxious times for photographers.

In February and March as the news from China was filtering through to the public via a seemingly unworried Prime Minister, the population knew things were about to change. It was in that state of mild fear and uncertainty that I last went out with the camera prior to the lockdown (Friday 13th March). I wanted to capture something of the anticipation of what lay ahead, and I had a hunch I wouldn’t be able to go out for a while.