Blank Media Collective

Biography / Personal Statement

That my work is often compared to painting is not coincidental. This is because I approach photography as a frustrated landscape artist, with the camera substituting for the paintbrushes that I struggled with inexpertly for so long. In photography I have found a way that allows me to pay homage to the landscapes that inspire me in the manner that my inexpert daubings merely hindered. My choice of subject naturally gravitates around my home, the Peak District, and my aim is to represent and champion its wonderful variety, which I think sometimes gets overlooked. My portfolio contains, therefore, images from its every quarter, with both external and internal landscapes. The former cataloguing the Peak District's more familiar vistas and the latter bringing out its countless beautiful minutiae. If I have a slight advantage over my peers in this quest then it is the depth of my knowledge of the area, having been a keen walker within its bounds for over 15 years, criss-crossing the landscape time and again. Many of the fabulous places that I have discovered in my walking now find a place in my collection. My work has also been shortlisted for the Landscape Photographer of the Year award.