Biography
Biography
1. Inspiration.
2. Exhibition / Awards.
3. Education.
4. Experience.
1. Inspiration: Surrealist and modernist art.
Inspired by surrealist and modernist artists I took great notice of Rene Magritte and Stanley Spencer. From Magritte I liked the effect of his compositions. I enjoyed the way the familiar could be rearranged and manifested unusual. From Spencer, the raw power of his self portraits, the emotion etched and captured.
The first photographer that came to my attention was Henri Cartier Bresson. And I think from this discovery thats where photography made sense, enough for me to want to get involved. I liked the idea of capturing reality through the cameras ability to explore life.
This led me to find and explore people that gave me an idea of purpose in photography.
F.Beato - W.E. Smith - R.Capa - Y.Sato - Passet - R.Frank - D.McCullin - S.Salgado
2. Exhibitions / Awards.
2012 January.
The Sony World Photography Awards 2012.
Commended. People Category.
'Sunday footballers play through fog North London' 2011 David Gould.
2011 November.
The Financial Times Photography Auction for Sightsavers.
'Boy in the water' Yamuna River, India 2004 David Gould.
Limited Edition print auctioned 1/10
Exhibition for the public 29th and 30th November 2011.
Getty Images Gallery
46 Eastcastle Street
London W1W 8DX
2011 September.
Royal Academy of the Arts Eyewitness Photography competition.
Overall Winner.
'Boy in the water' Yamuna River, India 2004 David Gould.
2011 March.
Exhibition. Gallery in the Victorian Cloakroom.
Contributing photographer. 24 Hours in India photography project.
The Victorian Cloakroom Buildings
Woodland Road
Bristol.
2010 June.
Exhibition. Discovery Bay Art Walk 2010.
Contributing Photographer. Landscapes and people of Ladakh.
24 Hours in India project.
Discovery Bay
Hong Kong.
2010 March.
Photography auction in aid of Samoan Tsunami appeal.
'Manoosh the boatman' Limited Edition Artists proof 1/1. Taj Mahal, India 2004.
The Financial Times
1 Southbridge Rd
London SE1 9HL.
2009 January
The Financial Times Employee Photography contest.
2nd Place runner up
Indian Street Scene.
3 Education.
St.Pauls Catholic College.
GCSE Art and Design. Art Mature.
A Level Art and Design.
Australian Centre for Photography.
Camera Craft I / II
UWA Perth.
Illustrated Book Design.
Open University UK.
Making Sense of the Arts.
Bachelor of Arts (in progress).
IT Cert.
Apple Corp.
MAC OSX Support Essentials 10.6 / 10.4
4. Experience
2011.
Starting in July 2011 professional photographic news coverage.
My work has appeared within the following publications.
The Times
The Sunday Times Magazine
The Financial Times
The Guardian
The Independent
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mirror
The Daily Express
The Sun
The New Camden Journal
2006 - 2011.
Financial Times
Staff. Technical Lead and support analyst.
Voluntary Experience.
Picture Editor
Financial Times
UK News. World News. Companies and Markets.
August 2011 – August 2011 (1 month)
Assist FT Picture desk during daily production hours on weekday and weekend shifts in August 2011. Research and edit for production.
Photographer
Kathputli Arts Colony New Delhi
Arts and Culture
July 2010. January 2009. February - March 2006
Create photostory / videostory and interviews to assist exposure.
Photographer
BSPCA Bombay
Animal Welfare
November 2007 – November 2007 (1 month)
Create photostory and interviews to assist exposure.
Artist Residency. Film maker.
Vancouver Arts Centre. City of Albany. Australia.
October 2006.
Commissioned by the City Of Albany to make a film for funding of the Recipe for Jam music project to help raise awareness of regional artists in the Great Southern Regional of Western Australia.
Photographer
CSPCA Kolkata
Animal Welfare
February 2006 – February 2006 (1 month)
Create photostory and interviews to assist exposure.
Photographer / Contributing Writer
Vancouver Arts Centre. Albany, Australia.
Arts and Culture
January 2005 – March 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Contributing writer for the Vancouver Arts Centre monthly arts magazine. Staff photographer for Arts Centre events and publications.
Artist Residency. Film maker.
Vancouver Arts Centre. City of Albany. Australia.
October 2005 - January 2006
Commissioned by the City Of Albany to make a film for funding of the Recipe for Jam music project to help raise awareness of regional artists in the Great Southern Regional of Western Australia. The documentary secured $10'000 of funding for the 2006 program.
Radio host
Albany Community Radio 100.9FM
Arts and Culture
October 2005 – January 2006 (4 months)
Organise and arrange live shows and interviews. Showcasing UK Indie music to local audiences in the Great Southern region of West Australia.
Researcher
BBC Radio 4
September 2003 – October 2003 (2 months) Bolivia
Working under the guidance of Mark Rickards BBC Radio 4 Producer record preliminary audio interviews and wild tracks for research for forthcoming Radio 4 Story about Bolivian Animal Santuary.
UK Head of Communications / Website Designer / Photographer/ UK Press Office
Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi
Animal Welfare
April 1998 – October 2003 (5 years 7 months)
Head of Communications UK. Photographer, Website designer, Writer and Press Office for UK correspondence of Bolivian Environmental group based in the Chapare region of rainforest South East Bolivia.
Puma Carer and tour guide
Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi. Bolivia
Animal Welfare
February 1998 – March 1998 (2 months)
Look after Puma and guide tourists at the animal santuary in the Bolivian Amazon Basin.
