Personal Notebook and Photographic Journal
I recently returned from a trip to India, where I had travelled with the specific goal of creating photographs. During my time there I photographed entirely on 35mm film across three cameras: my Leica M6, Nikon FM2, and Olympus XA. I shot 23 rolls in total, which breaks down to 18x black and white rolls,... Continue Reading →
India is one of the most iconic destinations for photography, offering something to any and every genre anyone would care to explore. As a street and documentary photographer it was sort of inevitable that I would end up in India at some point, so I decided to make my first trip sooner rather than later.... Continue Reading →
When I was shooting the majority of my photographs digitally I enjoyed filming short BTS clips on my phone, to show the environment in the moment, and then show what the image looked like on the back of my camera - to demonstrate that nothing had been posed or photoshopped, and to show how the... Continue Reading →
One of the best exercises for street photography I ever adopted was to focus my internal monologue into a process of constantly describing what I am seeing. I have always been introspective about the way I work, when it comes to what influences my overarching approach, what draws my eye moment to moment, and what... Continue Reading →
I think the question of whether something is or is not art is a bit disingenuous, and can be used more as a tool for gatekeeping than true analysis or critique. There is no objective standard for what makes something enjoyable as a piece of art, whether that is a photograph, music, sculpture, or a... Continue Reading →
I was planning on this evening being my last stressful photography session, after the hectic series of protests and events. The Million Mask March has a reputation for attracting a very outspoken crowd, and I was hoping for a little bit of chaos to capture on my pushed Tri-X, and subsequently the T-Max 3200 I... Continue Reading →
Today I celebrated a celebration for Diwali, which was held in Trafalgar Square. I've photographed so many events in Trafalgar Square, and I was almost expecting to be bored by it - but one of the best things about photographing people not places is that you can revisit the same location any number of times... Continue Reading →
Over the last few months I have photographed a fantastically diverse range of documentary images, working on my ability to tell a story in a single frame. After a lot of trial, error, and feedback I've found that there is a shortcoming in the capacity for a single image to be a truly accurate or... Continue Reading →
The last two weeks have been very intensive for me, documenting XR non-stop, followed by an Anti-Brexit march yesterday. It would have been ideal to take today as a rest day, but the sky was clear so I couldn't make excuses. I went directly to Marble Arch where I'd heard that the London gathering for... Continue Reading →
