In my photography I submit myself to a number of self-inflicted constraints. I shoot on film, not digital, most of which I process myself at home. I use available lighting rather than constructed studio set ups. I don’t do any post-production on my photographs beyond the simplest of tonal adjustments. Any dust left on my prints or negatives is left as I found it. I shoot the vast majority of my images on the same few types of film that I’ve used for years, in the same way that I use the same select few cameras and lenses again and again.

I want the subjects of my photographs to be active participants, not passive objects. All of my strongest photographs come from building a relationship with my subjects, whether that be just for the duration of a shoot, or for a lifetime. My subjects are my friends and my collaborators.

I am interested in the human details of my subjects; the textures of their skin, the folds of their flesh, their scars and freckles and dimples. I shoot a lot of nudes to bring these details to the fore, as well as stripping my subjects of the social associations embedded in their clothing. Shooting nudes both unifies and separates my subjects; they are together in their nakedness, but their nakedness also reveals their individual features.

Portraiture and nudes are my main focus at the moment, and I'm always looking for new collaborators, both models and other photographers. Please do get in touch.

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