Portrait nominee

I have wanted a dog all my life and my 4 year old Cockpoo has certainly changed my life for the better. I have made many new dog walking friends and his series questions the notion that dogs look like their owners. This was put to the test by a psychologist at the University of California by photographing dogs and their owners separately and asking a group to match the two which they did with reasonable accuracy. However maybe it’s just the fact some dogs seem to appeal more if there is a resemblance to a family member . Whatever this series also celebrates the special bond between owners and their dogs.

I have a respect and passion for the integrity of the traditional black and white photographic image and use digital technology to deepen its qualities.

As a practitioner I have developed a broad body of work across a range of genres including Fine Art, Landscape and Portrait Photography. I have also produced more experimental work exploring issues of identity, sexuality mortality and the body.

After a brief period of hiatus due to family revetment I have returned to my practice