About me

My First Love is shooting B&W 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 12, 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 SLR cameras, imported Kodak & Ilford 135mm stock; I now leave my DSLR gear behind (mentally & emotionally), and venture out in pursuit of creating B&W Silver-Gelatin handprints; "... making sure they bloody good." echoing in my head.

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 headed, "-- The Artist" are B&W film shoots producing limited-edition Silver-Gelatin handprint collections exhibited abroad, primarily Italy, and on occasion here at home in Cape Town, RSA.

Skills

Advertising, Black & White Analogue, Black & White Film Photographer, Black and White Photography, commercial, commercial photographer, digital photographer, exhibitions, Fine Arts, Hospitality, Industrial Photographer, lifestyle, Location Specialist, PR, Stock Photographer, Travelogue, videographer

Sector Experience

above the line, Advertising, Advertorials, Architecture, art galleries, Automotive Photography, B&W Photographic Prints, Black & White Film Photography, Construction (commercial & industrial), Exhibitions, fine art photography, Galleries & Studios, Gallery Exhibitions, Hotels & Resorts, Image Banks, industrial photography, Interior Decor & Design, Interior Designers, Interiors, Photographic Exhibitions, property development, Stock Image Sales, Travel, Travelogue Photography

Awards

Cannes Lions - Gold, Cannes Lions – Gold. SANYO Print Campaign, Creativepool Annual Shortlist, 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, 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, THORN Construction, Velux, Germany, Volvo RSA