my creative life through the lens

I have always viewed the world through a viewfinder. I began with a childhood Kodak Instamatic, and later captured reference frames for my paintings and design work. Photography supports my studio practice. Framing a scene compresses a lived experience into a two-dimensional image, recording a specific viewpoint and leaving a permanent physical artefact.

My focus settles on the built environment, particularly the sharp edges where the city fractures into industrial sprawl. I am drawn to raw materiality, concrete structures, sharp angles, and heavy reflections. These spaces are the weathered leftovers of construction, showing the functional reality behind modern office blocks and paved squares. They remain separated from the daily awareness of most people.

Recently, this focus has informed my physical artwork. I look for underpasses, forgotten ground, and patches of weeds wedged between multi-lane highways. These locations sit close to commercial centres, but people rarely notice them. Black and white is the logical choice for this subject matter. Removing colour forces the frame to rely entirely on texture, shadow, and form. This approach directed my walk through the Foreshore area and the city streets last Sunday. Walking through these environments allows me to document the city from a quiet distance, collecting images that show the real shape of the urban landscape.