a day in the life
Welcome!
This is my first blog post of 2025 (hold the applause) and the start of a new series where I will be sharing an intimate insight into my practice and experience of being a professional photographer. In this series, you will see behind the scenes of what I do, how I do it, and why.
When I think about what it is I do, I often find it difficult to simply define what that practice is.
Am I a …
Portrait photographer?
Photojournalist?
Street Photographer?
Film photographer?
Fashion photographer?
Intimate photographer?
Yes - all of the above and more.
And yet, each title feels inadequate. There is a deep complexity to making a photograph that has nothing to do with the camera itself or any photographic equipment; lights, lenses, filters. After all, the the physical act of taking a photo takes a fraction of a second.
“The camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.”
At heart, I feel more like a philosopher and anthropologist …with a camera. There is a familiarity in every face I photograph; perhaps I am seeing part of myself. We are all connected. When I make a photograph, I want to understand - the situation or the person; to be a witness to our common humanity.
This is why, above all else, my most crucial and precious tools will always be my empathy and my eyes.