I fell in love with photography in the darkroom
and I never left.
Analogue photography gives time to think. It invites a closer connection. It doesn’t like haste. It’s my favourite medium. While I do use digital cameras a lot, for my artistic work I generally choose film cameras. My style is rooted in patience and careful framing. In the rush of the digital world, I find traditional photography more honest — and far more intimate. It creates a space for conversation and getting to know the person in front of the lens. That, for me, is the key to a successful portrait.
In my artistic work, I’ve focused on portraiture and the female nude. It’s been a fascinating path: as I was trying to deal with my own shyness, I discovered that the camera helped me. Then I realised I could help others through photography. I found that my images help my models navigate a world dominated by artificial beauty standards that have little to do with our nature. More than once, I’ve heard — right after a session, before the film was even developed — that the experience felt therapeutic for them. Later, when they saw our photographs, they realised they didn’t need to look like magazine models to feel beautiful. That insight continues to draw me back to portraiture and the nude.
