My Story
Born and bred in Nothern Ireland, to a Kiwi Mum, an Irish Dad, married an American and am living in Australia...wait...what?
The slower version is:
Born and bred in controversial Nothern Ireland, I always had a fascination for photography. I soon flew the nest to study graphic design in Scotland. I always tried to incorporate photography into each project in some way and it soon became clear to me that that is where my passion truly was.
So after earning my Bachelor of Design, I continued my education by taking a post graduate course in New York to study photography and be closer to a nice American lad I had met (enter Greg). I immersed myself in the darkroom, loving every second of it.
I then took the opportunity to travel for one year, with Greg of course, to step outside my comfort zone with camera in hand. Traveling off the beaten path whenever we could. I had the great privilege of surreal moments and beautiful people presenting themselves in front of my lens, and it became natural to me to document these moments in a photojournalist way - real people, real situations and real emotions. Over the course of the year I seemed to have developed a 6th sense for timing and precisely when to click that shutter. I had found my calling.
And there you have it, that is what molded the way I photograph today. Greg and I and relocating to Boston, and I spent the first year interning for some amazing well known commercial photographers and learning the ropes of the ins and outs of big photoshoots, The following 4 years I went out on my own, photographing weddings from Boston to Florida and taking personal photos whenever I could find the time. The next stop after photographing my way through South America was Melbourne where I continued to photograph weddings throughout Victoria for the next 10 years.
We have since moved to the Mornington Peninsula and had 2 little boys, which have brought us more joy than we knew possible. I now have a little insight into how parents must feel on their children's wedding day and how parents must feel when they look at their tiny newborn baby and wonder how they produced such a miracle. It is this insight that makes me want to capture all the emotions that much more.
2020 gave me time to slow down and take my photography in a few different directions and ultimately led me back full circle and wanting to explore the creative side of commercial and business photography once more.