I am a photographic artist based near Glasgow, Scotland. My path into photography came after years spent in very different rooms — first in the military, followed by police operations and later within social work. These were environments shaped by politics, media, and pressure, often heavy with trauma and negativity. Those experiences taught me a great deal about people: what breaks us, what sustains us, and how deeply we seek moments of beauty and stillness within a chaotic world. Photography became a way of paying attention — a quieter practice rooted in observation, empathy, and care.

My photographic education began with film-based practice, working in a monochrome darkroom to produce traditional silver gelatin prints. From there, my interest expanded into medium and large format photography, as well as pinhole work — a reminder that meaningful images are made not by technology alone, but through a considered eye, an engaged mind, and a responsive heart. Alongside this, I have explored alternative processes including cyanotype and platinum/palladium printing.

I played a significant role in the resurgence of wet plate collodion photography in the UK and in helping to renew recognition of Frederick Scott Archer, the inventor of the process. This work was documented by the BBC, including an article featuring me, among others, at Highgate Cemetery where Archer is buried.

My primary interest remains people and portraiture. My work is concerned with friends, strangers, and the brief intersections between them — drawn to subtle gestures, passing moments, and the space between familiarity and anonymity.