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I am a Photographer. As well as taking many photographs I am currently studying for an MA in Photography at Falmouth University. I will direct my attention through the lens of my camera for the next couple of years and see what shows up. I see a photograph as a little bit of magic capturing a moment in time. If successful it surprises and engages your emotions. It tells a story about the wonders of being alive or tells us what we need to change to make it a better world to live in. That is enough for me to get going and then like walking a 1000 miles, which I did across the UK in 2010, or walking 200 miles across Cyprus, which I did in November last year, it is one step at a time.

I was a writer. The title of my unpublished book was ‘You Would Have Done The Same.' It is about a successful guy in love with his wife who lets her die when he discovers her in the process of committing suicide. The title gives a clue as to what I think you would have done. The book is 200 pages long. I found it cathartic to write it but after two years of work and reviewing with agents decided it probably needed another 2000 hours to get the whole book up to the standard of some of the pages. Writing is great but it is a lot of sitting down so I decided to get out and walk, play tennis, play bridge, go birding, watch football at Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Valencia and anywhere else if I can, meditate, cook and eat. I was a writer who has so far failed to become an author.
I was a young man who loved Mathematics and thoroughly enjoyed getting a BSc at Liverpool University. While there I went often to Anfield and the Philharmonic Hall. I was all set on doing a PhD until I went for interview practice at BP and got seduced by the excitement of an International business career. BP was a great adventure building trading teams and businesses in London, Antwerp, Cleveland Ohio and Singapore. Fabulous people and some great challenges and also very hard work, constant jet lag and lots of fun along the way. I married Karen, my stunning wife, and had the most amazing time with her and our three boys Alex, Tom and Dan. She has multiple sclerosis and we have taken on many challenges together but somehow keep creating a new normal against the horrors thrown our way. She is the love of my life.

After BP I decided to coach senior executives and quickly realized I had a lot to learn
about what makes people tick. I had a fantastic 18 months on the International Programme of the Cleveland Gestalt Institute. A great faculty and a
wonderful group of people on the programme. We studied and worked in Dingle, Singapore, Holland, Cape Town and
Lisbon. This also got me interested in the way we think and make decisions so I studied for an MSc in Psychology atUniversity College London in 2010. The
Masters was in Cognitive and Decision Sciences and I found it fascinating what
we do know but also how much we don’t know about how we think and make
decisions.

I loved coaching and making a difference. I got a number of people to hear themselves, remove some of their own chains and free up the way they thought about the world. I remain fascinated by how people react to and engage with the world. My Masters thesis was why do two people given the same information make different decisions? Put simply, it is because each of us are unique in the way we are constructed.

Since returning from Singapore I found English winters tough so moved to Spain where I now live. The people are lovely, the scenery amazing, food delicious and the sun shines all the time. Almost.

All of these experiences will feed in to my time now as a Photographer. Three motivations I am lucky to have are enthusiasm, curiosity and a continuous interest in learning. All the time I look forward to meeting old friends and making new friends and experiencing this wonderful life together.

Ubuntu – I am because we are
July 4, 2021 by LEN Ubuntu

Ubuntu – I am because we are

On Tuesday this week I was walking in, Pego Marshes, which is one of my soulful places on the planet. […]

DEATH OF GRETA
June 13, 2021 by LEN Boundaries

DEATH OF GRETA

Greta is a tree in what was a ‘zona natural’ in La Sella. In September Greta will die. It is […]

Final Major Project
December 8, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Final Major Project

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Critical Review of Practice
December 8, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Critical Review of Practice

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Great Campany
December 4, 2020 by LEN Contextual Research FMP

Great Campany

Two pieces of great company throughout the MA have been Susan Sontag’s On Photography and the recently published David Campany’s […]

Public Outcome Statistics
December 4, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Public Outcome Statistics

The MA draws to a close but my work is only beginning. The CRJ has been a friend for the […]

A Short Film
December 2, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

A Short Film

My understanding is there will be few marks for this effort in the FMP PDF. It is a shame as […]

FINAL MAJOR PROJECT
December 2, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

FINAL MAJOR PROJECT

Almost there. A draft version of the PDF is being circulated for comments. Images are now fixed, sequence fixed and […]

Exhibition Layout – ESPACIO14
December 2, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Exhibition Layout – ESPACIO14

The exhibition for ‘Every Bird I See Will Be Part Of You’ will take place at the gallery ESPACIO14 in […]

Supervisor Meeting 1-2-1 Meeting 7 (final) November 25th
November 25, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Supervisor Meeting 1-2-1 Meeting 7 (final) November 25th

Review and suggestions from the meeting below. Almost there. Reviewed FMP PDF draft and Exhibition Layout.  Feedback is image selection […]

Critical Analysis and Review – Contribution – Sabrina Mandanici
November 14, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Critical Analysis and Review – Contribution – Sabrina Mandanici

I wrote to the photography critic Sabrina Mandanici to ask if she would be willing to critically review my work. […]

Critical Analysis and Review – Contributions – Mark Neville, Andy Sewell, Cristina Nuñez and Dinu Li
November 10, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Critical Analysis and Review – Contributions – Mark Neville, Andy Sewell, Cristina Nuñez and Dinu Li

I have written to a wide range of professionals I have met over the past two years and am humbled […]

Supervisor 1-2-1 Meeting 6 Nov 4th Wendy McMurdo
November 4, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Supervisor 1-2-1 Meeting 6 Nov 4th Wendy McMurdo

Actions Agreed Current edit works well except for image of me dancing and barbed wire.  Cliched and not strong enough […]

Plan to finish line
November 1, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Plan to finish line

The end is in sight. Feels a stretch, exciting and I am learning so much. Don’t really want it to […]

Practioner – Vasantha Yogananthan (A Myth of Two Souls)
October 28, 2020 by LEN Contextual Research FMP

Practioner – Vasantha Yogananthan (A Myth of Two Souls)

I had the privilege of attending online The Photographers Gallery preview show of Vasantha Yogananthan’s show of the seventh book […]

Artist Statement
October 26, 2020 by LEN Final Major Project

Artist Statement

Luis the owner of the ESPACIO14 gallery I will be exhibiting in is working with me on an artist statement. […]

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