Michelin Man Siesta Photograph

My original aspiration was to become an illustrator. During the initial stages of my degree course it became apparent, while not bereft of skill in the discipline, I did not possess the 'extraordinary' talent to do that. However at that point I had already become seriously interested in photography, which was an integral part of the course. My previous experience of the medium had been enjoyable but extremely limited therefore I had not realised the creative potential it offered me. Photography was a revelation to me. I was encouraged down that route by lecturers, visiting professionals and a sage technician all of whom I will remember forever with fondness and gratitude for their generous natures and really 'big' brains! My professional work predominately encompassed social and portrait photography and involved world wide travel for a period approaching twenty years. I had many wonderful experiences during that time and remain priveleged to have had them but ultimately I found myself creatively suffocated. Alternative opportunities presented themselves and sufficiently intrigued I progressed into areas not directly involved with photography where I have remained since. These have included, but are not limited to, auctioneering, art gallery sales and management. More recently I felt an undeniable and irrisistable urge to re-engage with photography. This site is just part of a process I have embarked on to achieve that. "Photography is a medium of formidable contradictions, it is both ridiculously easy and impossibly difficult." - Edward Steichen.