I am a contemporary fine art photographer working within the field of luxury travel photography, creating carefully staged, cinematic images that blend mid century architecture, iconic destinations, classic automobiles, and wild animals. My work explores leisure, glamour, and escapism as constructed ideas rather than spontaneous moments.
In 2021, I was named a Hasselblad Master. This recognition meant a great deal to me as it acknowledged long term vision, consistency, and commitment to photography as a serious craft. My work is collected internationally and often placed in private homes, design led interiors, and hospitality spaces.
How do you define the world your photographs exist in?
I see my images as designed worlds. I am not documenting real life as it happens. I am constructing scenes that suggest a jet set lifestyle shaped by travel, architecture, and aspiration.
The work is strongly connected to a California lifestyle, often expressed through a refined pastel colour palette, strong light, and open space. I want the images to feel effortless at first glance, but when you spend time with them, you realise they are carefully composed. For me, photography is a form of storytelling photography where each image hints at a narrative without fully explaining it.
Which photographic influences have shaped your visual language?
I am deeply influenced by mid century photography and the way photographers from that era approached glamour and leisure. Artists such as Slim Aarons and Norman Parkinson created images that felt aspirational yet natural, elegant yet relaxed.
What I take from them is intention rather than imitation. Their work captured Hollywood glamour, movement, and optimism without feeling forced. I am interested in translating that sensibility into a contemporary context, balancing references to vintage photography with modern precision.
Why are architecture and hotels so central to your work?
Architecture is never just a background for me. I am drawn to spaces designed around pleasure and escape, particularly modernist villas, resorts, and hotels that already carry cultural memory.
Places such as Parker Palm Springs, Pali Hotel, Paradiso Ibiza, and Trixie Motel influence the atmosphere of the image as much as the subject itself. These environments are closely tied to Palm Springs photography, Beverly Hills lifestyle, and the visual language of poolside photography.
I think this sensitivity to space is why the work connects strongly with interior designers and hospitality clients.
What role do classic cars play in your images?
Classic cars are design objects to me. Cadillacs and Porsches carry a strong emotional charge and immediately place you in a specific era while suggesting movement, arrival, and escape.
In my photographs, they help anchor the image within a 1950s and 1960s style old money aesthetic, reinforcing ideas of leisure, craftsmanship, and nostalgia. Like architecture, the cars are part of the narrative.
Why do wild animals appear so often in your photographs?
Animals introduce tension. They disrupt control.
I work with cheetahs, tigers, leopards, pumas, and horses because they change the psychological balance of an image. When a wild animal appears in a refined architectural setting, the scene immediately feels unstable.
The animals are not there for spectacle. They act as symbols of power, elegance, unpredictability, and fantasy. They remind the viewer that even the most polished environments are fragile.
What led to the creation of the Black and White Collection?
The Black and White Collection came from a desire to strip everything back. Without colour, the focus shifts to composition, light, gesture, and atmosphere.
These images feel more cinematic and psychological. They reference classic cinema and vintage photography while remaining rooted in my own visual language. For me, the black and white work is not a departure but a refinement.
How do you approach editions and collecting?
I treat each photograph as an object, not just an image. All works are produced as signed limited editions with careful attention paid to paper, scale, and finish.
Collectors often live with the work for years, frequently in design led interiors or hospitality spaces. The image needs to hold attention over time and create atmosphere rather than simply fill a wall.
What themes continue to run through your work?
Escapism, control, nostalgia, and desire are constant themes in my work. I am interested in leisure not as rest but as performance, something styled, choreographed, and observed.
The images often reference Hollywood glamour, luxury travel, and curated living. Beneath the elegance, there is always a sense that the scene could shift or collapse. That tension is central to my work.
Closing
My photography exists between memory and fantasy. Through cinematic composition, architectural sensitivity, and carefully staged glamour, I reimagine luxury, travel, and leisure rather than simply recording them.
Rooted in luxury travel photography and informed by mid century and vintage photography, my work is designed to be lived with. These are images that feel familiar, emotionally charged, and difficult to place in time.
