I used to skateboard, and always adsorbed the photography of skateboarding by such greats as Daniel Howard Sturt, Grant Britain, Vernon Adams and TLB. I am inspired by my friends work: Richie Hopson, Nathan Gallagher, Paul Bliss, Paul Gonella and Daniel Turner amongst others. A few years back I picked up an old discarded digital SLR of Nath’s from then on I felt inspired to see how I can capture this little globe that we live upon. In recent times, I have started to devolve to Film, and now develop my own black and white in the kitchen sink. I find this the physicality of developing your own film stimulating and rewarding (so long as the film does not stick in the reel!). My day job I work at www.bulletctreative.com and am one of the editors of the online magazine www.tweakerzine.com.
One day I will shoot you . . .
. . . Just with what?.
2000 – Current: Creative Director at Bullet Creative
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Creative Director at award winning agency. We have worked within the arts sector for over 10 years.
2006 – 2009: Panoblog
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Website featuring only panoramic shots from
mobile phones.
2007 – Current: Editor and Chief Photographer
+ www.tweakerzine.com
Online photographic / art / skateboarding zine.
2008: Tweaker Freaker Exhibition -
Curator and Contributing Photographer
Photographic exhibition in Slam City Skates store
in Covent Garden.
2008: Shunt Arts Space Exhibition
Work included in exhibition at this unique space in the arches under London Bridge, featuring work shot in the space.
2008: Winner of Element Skateboards
Audio Visual Awards – Best skate photo
Worldwide skateboard photographic competition
2009 – 2011: Eden Project Artist in Residence [Bullet Creative] as part of Cape Farewell’s slow art program at Eden Project
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I have shot extensively at Eden Project and the surrounding area during my involvement of Bullet Creative’s part of the Cape Farewell | Eden Project Slow Art Programme.
2010: Analogue Soul Steal -
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Self published book featuring 35mm and panoramic photography.
2011: Work featured in Out Of Stock exhibition
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Photographic exhibition for Stockwell Skatepark.
2011: Director of This Was Found
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Distributed photographic gallery. A new project to distribute photographic work in public places.
Publications:
Time Out , Sidewalk Surfer,
Lowdown Magazine, Trisicle Magazine,
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+ www.capefarewell.com
+ www.stockwellskatepark.com
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Contact:
gorm@gorminator.com