Light is one of the most fundamental elements of every day life. At its most basic level light is reflected from surfaces, and the extent to which rays are reflected or absorbed determines how we see the object.
Photography too is a scientific process whereby rays of light are focused to create an image. However none of this has ever really interested me. It is the subjective quality of light that I find fascinating.
Two people can visit the same place but have very different experiences. Locations have personalities, just as people do, and to a large extent it is light, or the lack thereof, which helps to shape that personality.
I find inspiration in the mood and lighting of a location, rather than visiting the site with a particular shot in mind. For me, this is a purer form of photography, representing an ability to meld and empathise with an inanimate environment.
I'm aware that I see things differently and I enjoy the knowledge that I've experienced something which few other people have seen or appreciated. Maybe it's the way the late afternoon sun hits a wall, or how the light curves around a building, casting the other sides into shadow and semi darkness.
The stillness of space and time in my subject matter lends itself to the photographic medium.
Once you come to understand my affinity with light and how it creates form, there follows the realisation that colour to an extent is often a mere distraction. One might ponder whether people would 'see' more in their surroundings if their vision was confined purely to shades of grey?
It may be due to the fact that my images capture an interpretation of a scene, that they usually take on a dreamy surrealist quality. Or alternatively it may be that I'm capturing more of my own personality in the image than is immediately apparent. However I'm of the opinion that my images are the product of a creative synergy between both personalities; the marriage of which forms this second collection of my photography.
