Photo by Rob Hudson

'Every working day is spent experimenting, fiddling, mixing chemicals and going for something new.'

I am a British photographer based in rural Wales, UK. Born 1966.

Studied art at West Dean College then apprenticed under the landscape painter Christopher W. Baker - see his work here

Since moving to Wales in 2007 I have been photographing a single beach - Poppit Sands. This seems to be something that I am compelled to do as I have not yet tired of it. My goal is to keep on looking harder and hope that through studying a single subject I can find something new.

The images have toured with the Hasselblad Masters On Tour twice and have been exhibited in Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Beijing, Berlin, New York, Cardiff, London & Los Angeles as well being featured in magazines such as LENSWORK, SILVERSHOTZ and SHOTS as well as blogs such as LENSCRATCH, CNN & FEATURESHOOT. The images have also reached the Hasselblad Masters Finals three times.

The ongoing discoveries at Poppit Sands are being documented by an accompanying series of books titled 'RETURNING HOME' - available on this website.

'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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2012 International Photography Awards 2 Honourable Mentions 'Other Small Worlds'

2012Black & White Spider Awards Nomination 'Other Small Worlds'

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

2012 Off The Wall Gallery, Summer Show

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)

2012 'Archipelago' SHOTS magazine #115

2012 'Other Small Worlds' LENSWORK #101

& LENSWORK EXTENDED - portfolio and interview

2012 'Poppit Sands' GUP Magazine

Poppit Sands


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