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I am a fine art portrait photographer and printer. I do not depend financially on photography so if I accept a commission it is out of genuine interest in the subject. I am currently mainly based in Sydney, Australia, where I have my studio and darkroom.

Portraiture
I love making portraits and working with people. I have had the pleasure of meeting remarkable individuals to whom I owe my body of work. I am fascinated by talent, behaviour and personalities. Photography is a wonderful form of communication and portraits are often the first impression and an opening statement of many interactions. My aim with portraiture is to depict personalities in a beautiful but genuine manner. Providing direction and working with the subject is very important in my process as most of my subjects have little to no previous experience in sitting for a portrait. I avoid excessive manipulation and post processing is limited to what can be done in a traditional darkroom. I achieve beauty through direction, posing, optics and light design.

Silver Gelatin Process / Traditional Darkroom
The technical side of photography is equally fascinating. Although some of my work is done digitally (particularly colour work and montage), I specialise in black and white silver gelatin process. Besides the normal small and medium format cameras, I like to shoot on large format technical cameras when appropriate. I am proficient in traditional silver gelatin fine printing and run a multi-format darkroom in Sydney where I print my work. Most of my work is printed on 12x16 gloss fibre projected vertically but I also ​do occasional mural sized prints up to 50in wide. Since the process relies on vintage equipment that is no longer produced, I take advantage on my engineering training to do restoration, reverse engineering, recovery and retrofitting. I also develop my own tools and create bespoke solutions using modern technology (e.g. micro-controllers and LED) that improves my process.

Context
I am mostly self-taught in photography. Since a young age I have dedicated most of my time to develop my artistic vision and build a body of work. I went through years of formal education in fine art drawing and painting as well as classical music and piano in a conservatory. Photography has been my preferred medium since 2005. My portraiture has been published in books, albums, magazines and used for marketing purposes. My fine art work received distinctions and featured in both individual and collective exhibitions internationally over the years with some of my images featuring private collections and permanent exhibitions.

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