From an early age I have always had a keen interest in film and photography, whether it’s going out and taking pictures of the world as I see it, or creating short films and music videos with my friends, you’ll always find me behind a camera, because to me there is no better place to be.
I’d say I was quite lucky growing up, in that my family also showed an interest in taking pictures, so there was always a camera lying around.
As I got to high school I decided that I wanted to make films, I wanted to be a film director, and set my mind on working in Hollywood with the likes of Steven Spielburg and Michael Bay. I studied media studies and theatre studies, but always kept photography in the back of my mind. I also studied art and design, and my art tutors pushed me to do photography, saying I had natural talent behind a camera.
As I progressed through college I was having doubts about film making. I continued to pursue it, but that doubt was always in the back of my mind. Eventually I realised that photography was what I wanted to do.
So here I am enrolled in a photography course. Typing away at this computer.
My biggest influence is Joshua Hoffine. Joshua Hoffine is a horror photographer who focuses mainly on childhood fears and nightmares. His photographs are like stills from a horror film, and he even admits that at times he feels like he's on a movie set. He creates all his props and costumes himself and only uses Photoshop to fine tune his work.
I love the fact that he dedicates his whole life to his work and spends months on one shot, from coming up with an idea to creating the set and costumes. He even uses his own kids in his shoots.
For those of you who are actually still reading and want to know where I’m hoping to end up, then I’m going to have to disappoint you and say I don’t really know. I’d thought about going on to do forensic photography, like they do on CSI, then again I might go into fashion photography. I could even go into horror photography like Josha Hoffine. I have no clue. At this point I’m still open to new ideas...
