The Surfers
ABOUT
Shooting since 1974, covering some 15 expeditions to Desert, Ocean, Himalaya and Arctic.
Mostly Ektachrome (slides) which leave no margin for error. What you get is what you got.
There's no going back into an Arctic winter hurricane for a reshoot,
when you were lucky to get out alive the first time!
Used the brilliant Olympus OM1 system for 20 years, which always worked perfectly.
The first time I used a Nikon FM2, a deadly Arctic storm washed it into the Ocean.
Today I shoot on Nikon digital, and Mamiya RB67 medium format film.
Images have been published commercially in the UK and Australia, and used
to raise significant funds for medical research by a major London research hospital.
Principal interests are portraits, human interest and the magic of light.
A major inspiration is Seattle based American portraitist Edward Curtis.
His lifelong dedication preserved the beauty and dignity of Native Americans.
Unique, empathic photographic techniques capture the soul of an early nation.
Reminds us what the mature human spirit really looks like.
Mostly Ektachrome (slides) which leave no margin for error. What you get is what you got.
There's no going back into an Arctic winter hurricane for a reshoot,
when you were lucky to get out alive the first time!
Used the brilliant Olympus OM1 system for 20 years, which always worked perfectly.
The first time I used a Nikon FM2, a deadly Arctic storm washed it into the Ocean.
Today I shoot on Nikon digital, and Mamiya RB67 medium format film.
Images have been published commercially in the UK and Australia, and used
to raise significant funds for medical research by a major London research hospital.
Principal interests are portraits, human interest and the magic of light.
A major inspiration is Seattle based American portraitist Edward Curtis.
His lifelong dedication preserved the beauty and dignity of Native Americans.
Unique, empathic photographic techniques capture the soul of an early nation.
Reminds us what the mature human spirit really looks like.
PROJECT
My ongoing project is titled 'Between Heaven and Earth'. It explores the disproportionate relationship between physical size and global impact. And, in particular, how tiny humans can wreak such potentially world-ending havoc on earth - a profound imbalance that has never been adequately explained. I examine this tension visually to amplify its fundamental improbability.
B H & E
PHILOSOPHY
I create portraits that capture the essence of people who matter.
My search for their extraordinary inner truth seeks to discover what is often hidden from the world.
My background of leading expeditions in high risk environments - Arctic. mountain, ocean and desert - has meant working with exceptional people of vision and courage, who have taught me much about the
complex, multi-layered human response to the challenges of life.
Challenge shapes the soul, and soul shapes the portrait.
My search for their extraordinary inner truth seeks to discover what is often hidden from the world.
My background of leading expeditions in high risk environments - Arctic. mountain, ocean and desert - has meant working with exceptional people of vision and courage, who have taught me much about the
complex, multi-layered human response to the challenges of life.
Challenge shapes the soul, and soul shapes the portrait.
