Hull was UK City of Culture 2017, once voted the Worst Place to Live in England (we would have hated to have come second) the City has bounced back, her people determined to prove that living in Hull is never going to be dull. My home town is a personal view of where I grew up. After graduating I worked for a few years in London Advertising agencies before embarking on a career in teaching Graphic Design and Advertising at Hounslow, Amersham, and Bucks college.
It was a job I loved. I couldn't believe I was being paid to do it - neither could my students. In 1998 I designed and took the photographs for The Hook Norton Calendar, and went on to produce all the subsequent calendars for the Brewery. The 2002 edition was nominated for a silver pencil award by D&AD, the most prestigious design and advertising body in the country.
Along with Candy Whittome I have produced a book on the Cromer fishermen, an oral history and black and white photographic study of the fishermen, their lives, and their families.
It was a job I loved. I couldn't believe I was being paid to do it - neither could my students. In 1998 I designed and took the photographs for The Hook Norton Calendar, and went on to produce all the subsequent calendars for the Brewery. The 2002 edition was nominated for a silver pencil award by D&AD, the most prestigious design and advertising body in the country.
Along with Candy Whittome I have produced a book on the Cromer fishermen, an oral history and black and white photographic study of the fishermen, their lives, and their families.
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Christine Keeler was on the television in her famous chair photograph, so I thought I'd try that pose.
I took one shot, thought 'good grief', and quickly moved to the side seated version.
There is so much atmosphere in the Hippodrome it's difficult to know when to stop with your interpretation of a portrait.
I did wonder if I was making these images too dark.
I took one shot, thought 'good grief', and quickly moved to the side seated version.
There is so much atmosphere in the Hippodrome it's difficult to know when to stop with your interpretation of a portrait.
I did wonder if I was making these images too dark.
Whistler said, 'A nocturne is an arrangement of line, form and colour first'.
He wanted to mould moods and stir the imagination by subtle combinations of colour and form that he captured in the hours of dusk.
The theme was inspired by the bleakness of Philip Larkin, the introspection of Julian Barnes, snatches of Stevie Smith and a nod in the direction of Waiting for Godot.
I've got two exposures for this scene both taken on a tripod.
One is a straight exposure and it is bluish in colour with a hint of the fiery setting sun.
He wanted to mould moods and stir the imagination by subtle combinations of colour and form that he captured in the hours of dusk.
The theme was inspired by the bleakness of Philip Larkin, the introspection of Julian Barnes, snatches of Stevie Smith and a nod in the direction of Waiting for Godot.
I've got two exposures for this scene both taken on a tripod.
One is a straight exposure and it is bluish in colour with a hint of the fiery setting sun.
What's this doing in the New work section you may well ask, it was taken in 1971 - I think.
Well I've dusted down my old Kodak negatives and was quite pleased with what I've found.
There's a quality to film that is hard to define, but it does seem to reach people in a way that digital doesn't.
Or maybe it's just simple nostalgia for the past.
Happisburgh has undergone a number of changes very quickly over the last few years.
The sea is ruthless and after the last big battering it looked like a war zone for a while.
Well I've dusted down my old Kodak negatives and was quite pleased with what I've found.
There's a quality to film that is hard to define, but it does seem to reach people in a way that digital doesn't.
Or maybe it's just simple nostalgia for the past.
Happisburgh has undergone a number of changes very quickly over the last few years.
The sea is ruthless and after the last big battering it looked like a war zone for a while.
Hotel Baudy Giverny Wish we had been able to spend more time here.
There was everything you need, an atmosphere that reeked authenticity, not faked old that we are so used to seeing in renovations and bar make-overs.
The Dining Room Hotel Baudy Giverny Very few bars and restaurants remain unchanged these days.
This is like meeting a very old friend again.
Hotel Baudy Giverny The staff were brilliant, allowing me to photograph them as they worked.
Hotel Baudy Giverny This photograph was taken a few years ago.
There was everything you need, an atmosphere that reeked authenticity, not faked old that we are so used to seeing in renovations and bar make-overs.
The Dining Room Hotel Baudy Giverny Very few bars and restaurants remain unchanged these days.
This is like meeting a very old friend again.
Hotel Baudy Giverny The staff were brilliant, allowing me to photograph them as they worked.
Hotel Baudy Giverny This photograph was taken a few years ago.
This is 9 o'clock on a clear May night.
The tide crept in for all the world like quicksilver, spilling round and rolling over the sands, forming patterns and shapes as it moved silently forward.
He is a teacher of horses and riders, and quite famous.
When I turned up he was working the horse ring, I thought he looked severe and might be difficult to photograph, he looked like a teacher who wouldn't be whispering at you for long if you weren't paying attention.
The rain was coming down in a complete deluge in Santander.
The tide crept in for all the world like quicksilver, spilling round and rolling over the sands, forming patterns and shapes as it moved silently forward.
He is a teacher of horses and riders, and quite famous.
When I turned up he was working the horse ring, I thought he looked severe and might be difficult to photograph, he looked like a teacher who wouldn't be whispering at you for long if you weren't paying attention.
The rain was coming down in a complete deluge in Santander.
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