About me

My 'First Love' is shooting on roll film--B&W photography is the 'Medium-of-Light'.

It was in my late teens that the fine arts became a passion of mine and, had photography not seduced me away, I would have gone on to study fine art at Michaelis Art School in Cape Town. The attraction to photography led me to Dirk Schwager Studios. From day one as his understudy, I was assigned to darkroom duties. After fourteen months in the dark ages, he finally handed me a Nikon F2, one roll of B&W film and ushered me out into broad daylight, "... bring back pictures, make sure they bloody good!"

It has been 40 years since I went out on my own but, over the last 11, my First Love of the fine arts re-surfaced. In 2010 -I decided to do something about this love affair so, I hauled out my trusty SLR camera gear, imported Kodak & Ilford film stock; I now leave my DSLR equipment behind (mentally & emotionally), and venture out in pursuit of, "... making sure they bloody good" photographs echoing in my mind...

To quote John Steinbeck, "The camera need not be a cold mechanical device. Like the pen, it is as good as the man who uses it. It can be the extension of mind and heart."

NB; All Projects with, "The Artist" in the title, are B&W Film collections of limited-edition Silver-Gelatin, handprints for exhibiting abroad, primarily Italy, then on occasion here at home in Cape Town, RSA.

Skills

Actualities, Advertising, Architecture & Construction Development Industries, Automobile Industries, Black & White Film Photographer, commercial photographer, Construction & Mining Industries, fine art, Fine Arts, Fine–Art, Industrial Photographer, Location Specialist, Oil & Gas Exploration Industries, real-life short films, Reportage, short films, Silver-Gelatin Prints, Stock Photographer, Travelogue, video documentaries, videography, Wine Production Industries

Sector Experience

Advertising, Advertorials, Architecture, Automotive Photography, Black & White Film Photography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Studios, Gallery Exhibitions, Image Banks, Interior Decor & Design, Interiors, Location Specialist, Photographic Exhibitions, Stock Image Sales, Travel, Travelogue Photography

Awards

Cannes Lions – Gold: Sanyo Print Ad Campaign, Creativepool Shorlist x2 – Annual 2020 Awards, Creativepool Top10 – Best Photographers of 2020, Creativepool Top25 Director of Photography, Creativepool Top25 Photographer, Creativepool Top25 Photographer - Film, SA Fuji ProFoto Awards; Automotive - 2 Golds, SA Fuji ProFotos Awards; Print Ad - 3 Silvers

Clients

AMPED! Electrical, BMW South Africa, Caravan & Outdoor Life Magazine, Constantia Wine Route, DEVMCO Group, Drive Out Magazine, ELPRO Group, EU Europen Union, Rwanda Africa, GalleryF (South Africa), Gallo Images (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa), Getty Images, GUA Development Co. (Growing Up Africa), Harley Davidson, RSA, iB Agency Foto & Video Management. Milan Italy, Jaguar/Land Rover SA, Klein Constantia Winery, La PARC, LA Trading, Land Rover, RSA, Landliebe, Germany, LUX Lighting, MAZISTA Tiles (Pty) Ltd., Mitsubishi Trade Magazine, Mrecedes Benz RSA, Open One Gallery, Pietrasanta Tuscany. Italy, Phormpak SA, Regis Holdings Group. Black River, Mauritius, SA 4x4 Magazine, SA Country Life Magazine, Scuderie Granducali Gallery. Seravezza, Italy, Serevezza Fotografia 2017, Italia, SJCP Contractors, SONILS OSC. Luanda, Angola, THE NET, THORN Construction, Velux, Germany, Volvo RSA