Nature nominee

Under an ancient law of the United Kingdom, whales like this Sperm Whale are "Royal Fish" and when stranded on any public beach become the personal property of the monarch as part of her royal prerogative.

One of Herman Melville's inspirations for his "Moby Dick" was the skeleton exhibited at Burton Constable Hall in East Yorkshire. That whale was washed ashore at Tunstall on the 28th April 1825 and like the one in this series became a tourist attraction, with people travelling to see its body and, in some cases, chopping bits off.

Thomas Beale wrote it up in his book: "The Natural History of the Sperm Whale" a main influence for Melville when researching for Moby Dick. So when Melville was in England a few years later, this was a primary source of information.

While taking these pictures Her Royal Highness The Queen Elizabeth the II was spending her 2011 Christmas holidays at Sandringham, only a few miles away. As I stood on the beach in typical English icy Winter temperatures, I could not help but to make a metaphorical connection between "Royal Fish”, Her Royal Highness, Constable, Melville and the “otherness” of a most majestic creature.

Bsc (Hons) Biological Imaging. First Class Honours Degree. The University of Derby, Great Britain.

WORK

2011-Present Director and Lead Designer at Atoms and Bits Limited.

2006-Present Work as New Media Manager for the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, Great Britain.


I have exhibited all over the world both as a solo artist and on join exhibitions.

Joint Exhibitions:

2013 The Gallery@OXO, London, Great Britain.

2011 Dublin Arts Council , Ohio, USA.

2010 One Exchange Square, Hong Kong Istanbul, Turkey. The Gallery@OXO, London, Great Britain.

2009 The Dean Clough Gallery, Halifax, Canada. The Gallery@OXO, London, Great Britain.

2008 The Gallery@OXO, London, Great Britain.

2001 “First Photographic contest” The Royal Orchid Society. London. Great Britain.

2000 “Annual Open Exhibition”. Norwich Art Centre. Norwich Great Britain.

Solo Exhibitions:

1999 “Portraits” a one-man exhibition at the “Olvidados Room” Luís Buñuel Image and Technology Institute. Madrid, Spain.

1994: “Angels”. Fritz Photographic Showroom. Madrid, Spain.

Prices and Official selections:

1992. Official Selection International Cinema Festival "Cinema Jove 92", Valencia, Spain. Film "who ate Tracy", Director.