Portrait Photography
Photography does not deal with reality but with what we perceive to be true. A portrait is born out of the tension between a sitter's (usually the client) desire to express themselves and be shown in a flattering manner and a photographer's receptiveness to what they see. As the two do not necessarily tally, portrait photography is the balancing act between these two poles. And yet, the photographer is fundamentally inspired and influenced by the person they are photographing, which makes this gap shrink again.
The Thrill of Meeting Someone New
There is a moving sense of transitoriness about photographing people. You meet, you get to know the other person, you depart. If they see me in the street a week later, I doubt that they would recognise me. I have always found that my strongest portraiture work emerged when I met a client or a model for the first time.
For many years, portrait photography was a central part of my work. It now features less prominently. In 2018 I resolved to no longer create studio portraiture. Any portrait photography that I agree to undertake is now made in my own, beautifully secluded garden.
My portrait photographs can be found in clients' homes, magazines and on book covers. My portraiture work is created for private clients, my own projects, editorial and commercial clients.
The photographs in this portfolio have been created between 2010 and the present day. I have omitted older work because it deserves its own space.
