About me

I have been in the advertising and design industry for over 30 years and began my design career in 1976 when I left South to study Industrial Design at the Ealing College of Higher Education in London. During this time I developed an interest in Graphic Design and Photography. I returned to South Africa after two and a half years, having been offered a position as an assistant Art Director with J. Walter Thompson back in Cape Town. I remained with them for over five years, conceptualising and art directing campaigns for print media, creating packaging design and below-the-line material. I have always had an interest in photography and over the years, finding a passion for seascape photography, having seen an exhibition of J M William Turner's landscapes and seascapes and being intrigued by his interpretation of light and the movement of water. Having spent over 30 years as a designer, I began photographing long exposure seascapes, mainly at sunrise and sunset - trying to capture the flowing quality of water and time. I am situated in Sedgefield, in the Garden Route in South Africa.
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About me

Artist’s Statement

Usually, photography is a medium that freezes a moment in time but in my work I try to extend that moment so that the flow of time can be seen. My technique imparts a painterly quality to seascape photography and offers a range of absorbing, moody images capturing the fleeting image of water and light in motion.

About me

I have been in the advertising and design industry for over 30 years and began my design career in 1976 when I left South to study Industrial Design at the Ealing College of Higher Education in London. During this time I developed an interest in Graphic Design and Photography. I returned to South Africa after two and a half years, having been offered a position as an assistant Art Director with J. Walter Thompson back in Cape Town. I remained with them for over five years, conceptualising and art directing campaigns for print media, creating packaging design and below-the-line material. I have always had an interest in photography and over the years, finding a passion for seascape photography, having seen an exhibition of J M William Turner's landscapes and seascapes and being intrigued by his interpretation of light and the movement of water. Having spent over 30 years as a designer, I began photographing long exposure seascapes, mainly at sunrise and sunset - trying to capture the flowing quality of water and time. I am situated in Sedgefield, in the Garden Route in South Africa.

Artist’s Statement

Usually, photography is a medium that freezes a moment in time but in my work I try to extend that moment so that the flow of time can be seen. My technique imparts a painterly quality to seascape photography and offers a range of absorbing, moody images capturing the fleeting image of water and light in motion.
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