about me

I am based between Calderdale & Manchester. This portfolio shows a selection of images I’ve captured as I explore and discover my surroundings. I work with Digital & Film, 35mm, medium & large format, sometimes designing & building my own cameras.

CV

Education and experience:

2022-2025: BA (Hons) Photography, University of Salford. Studio Photography; analogue processing; printing (risograph & inkjet); design & making of mounts; design & making of artists’ books; design & making of medium- & large-format analogue cameras; use of a range of different image processing software & professional-level digital cameras from equipment store.

2022-2025: University of Salford Formula Student Team, Team Photographer. Social media; documenting build process; travelling with the team and documenting the Formula Student weekend at Silverstone.

March 2024: Work Placement, Imaging Team, John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester: handling & photography of Special Collections objects; use of Phase One cameras and Capture One software.

2019-2021: Ryburn Valley High School, Sowerby Bridge. A levels Photography (A*); Product Design (A).

Skills:

Image processing (Lightroom; Photoshop; Capture One)

Film developing

Darkroom printing

Camera design and manufacture

Computer Aided Design (Fusion 360)

3D printing

Laser cutting

Water-jet cutting

Woodworking

Studio photography (flash & other lighting techniques)

Moving image (PremierPro)

Web design Flash