Biography
'Every working day is spent experimenting, fiddling, mixing chemicals and going for something new.'
British photographer based in rural Wales, UK. Born 1966.
Studied art at West Dean College then apprenticed under the painter Chris Baker.
His work has been acclaimed internationally and published in numerous magazines throughout the UK, the USA and Australia. He is a regular contributor to Welsh Country Magazine and Photography Monthly Magazine and his work has been exhibited at galleries in Hong Kong, New York, Copenhagen and the UK.
The Poppit Sands series has won three finalist places in the Hasselblad Masters Award (2008, 2009 & 2010) and will soon be in its sixth year.
'Michael Jackson should be an inspiration to all of us' - LENSWORK magazine
'A master of the medium format black & white landscape' - BRICK
'The images brilliantly suggest the depths of human emotion on the one hand,
and the minutiae and grandeur of the universe on the other' - Joe Cornish
Awards
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| 2011 International Photography Awards Honourable Mention 'Titans of London' |
| 2011 International Photography Awards Honourable Mention 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2010 Hasselblad Masters Award Finalist 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2010 International Photography Awards Honourable Mention 'Singular Structures' |
| 2010 International Photography Awards Honourable Mention 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2010 Black & White Spider Awards Nomination 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2009 Hasselblad Masters Award Finalist 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2009 International Photography Awards Honourable Mention 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2008 Hasselblad Masters Award Finalist 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2008 Black & White Spider Awards 3 Nominations 'Poppit Sands' |
| 2008 International Photography Awards 5 Honourable Mentions 'Poppit Sands' |
Exhibitions
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| Solo |
| 2009 'Poppit Sands' Photo Image Gallery, Shrewsbury |
| 2008 'Poppit Sands' Icetwice Gallery, Olney |
| 2008 'Poppit Sands' Pendre Gallery, Cardigan |
| 2007 'Landscapes' Winchester Royal Theatre |
Group Shows
| 2011 (as part of Hasselblad Masters Tour) Hasselblad Studio - London, |
| Siren Studios - Los Angeles, |
| ShootNYC - New York, |
| Delight Studios - Berlin, |
| Beijing - 798 Space. |
| 2011 Off The Wall Gallery, Christmas Show |
| 2011 Off The Wall Gallery, Summer Show |
| 2010 Art At, Wales |
| 2009 Taikog Place, Hong Kong |
| 2009 The DASK Gallery, Copenhagen |
| 2009 MILK Studio, New York |
| 2009 Art At , Wales |
Publications
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| 2007 Independent Newspaper 'Holga' competition (winner) |
| 2006, 2007 'Poppit Sands' Black & White Photography Magazine |
| 2008 Nov/Dec - Lenswork magazine |
| 2008 Nov/Dec - Lenswork Extended DVD |
| 2009 May/June Lenswork Extended DVD |
| (Audio Interview with full portfolio) |
| 2008 Nov/Dec - 'Poppit Sands' Silvershotz magazine |
| 2007 to 2011 regular features - Welsh Country Magazine |
| 2009 'Poppit Sands' Pembrokeshire County Living Magazine |
| 2009 Hasselblad VICTOR Magazine |
| 2010 'Poppit Sands' AG Magazine |
| 2010 'Singular Structures' SHOTS Magazine #108 |
| 2010 'Poppit Sands' Photography Monthly Magazine (plus Podcast interview) |
| 2010 'Singular Structures' F-Stop Magazine |
| 2010 'Singular Structures' Square Magazine #1.3 |
| 2011 'Technique' Photography Monthly Magazine |
| 2011 'Poppit Sands' F-Stop Magazine |
| 2011 'Singular Structures' SquareBook #1 |
| 2011 'Portfolio' PH Magazine #13 |
| 2011 'Poppit Sands' Great British Landscapes Magazine #26 Interview. |
| 2011 'Poppit Sands' CNN Photoblog |
| 2012 'Poppit Sands' PHOTO+ Magazine (South Korea) |
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