I expressed my creativity through my work as I saw it as an extension to my personality. I'm a storyteller who uses pictures instead of words.
Born and raised in Sheffield in the mighty county of Yorkshire in England, I came to Australia originally to play and coach hockey. Australia, as it does for many, captivated me and I ended up staying.
When a client commissioned me to capture their wedding they got everything that was "me". My creativity, my style and the images I produced were all "me" in a picture format.
Those who have seen me in action over the years know that I have a very distinctive method when it comes to shooting. I ruined a lot of clothes getting those extra special shots. I climbed trees, climbed on my car roof (the big one), climbed on wheelie bins, scaled rock faces, got wet in the ocean, waded in dams, jumped in fish ponds, jumped in duck ponds, made puddles... and then laid in them, laid in the dirt, rolled in the dirt and generally ran around all over the place... pretty much anything to get the shot (I've also been burnt putting out a fire!) This was me... this was what I did. Imagine Bear Grylls with a camera (well four actually) and you have a pretty good idea.
I had a very distinct shooting style. I liked to make things up as I go along... it kept things fresh and most importantly creative. I liked to try new concepts knowing that they woouldn't always work, but when they did I think they were well worth it. I highly recommend checking out my "Eyescapes" and "Ringscapes" both became worldwide phenomenons. But don't take my word for it, read for yourself. Here is just a very small selection of the news articles about my work.
It may or may not come as a surprise to know that I didn't follow other photographers in the wedding industry. For my first 3-4 years in business I didn't even know any other photographers. In fact more often than not if someone says a name of a well-known wedding photographer I often respond with "Who?". I don't look at their blogs nor worry about what they are doing. Why? Because I didn't want to copy what others did. Copying is the perfect way to lose all creativity and become stale and bored with what you as a photographer are doing.