Photography

Photography

Outside work I take street photographs. I enjoy capturing life’s fleeting moments, and I use photography to document the beauty and the ugliness (sometimes) of the world around me. My aim is to capture moments, expressions, a look, a feeling. Select any photograph to see it full size.

Street photography Streets of Nairobi Piccadilly Benches

Street photography

42 photographs

A man in white leans into a large canvas sail against a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Dancing with the wind
A small child stands in the open blue door of a weathered building at the top of stone steps, with an adult behind.
Lamu
Seen from above, two figures in bright blue cloaks hurry across a brick-paved square, their shadows stretched beside them.
Late to school
A woman and two children lean against the stone base of an ornate monument behind wrought-iron railings on a street corner.
A woman in a headscarf and red sunglasses rests her arm on the shoulder of a man in a red hat and mirrored glasses, in front of an iron gate.
A man juggles a football on a white beach, with a dhow and kitesurfers on the water behind him.
Three older men in caps sit together on a stone bench against an ochre wall, one gesturing as he talks.
Lamu
A man sits on a stool in a dark corridor, silhouetted against a bright doorway, with two cats beside him.
Black-and-white street scene: a man in a hat and leather jacket looks into the camera while passers-by blur around him.
Fixed gaze
Two people walk along a dirt road through tall forest, with sunlight falling through mist ahead of them.
Men in red shukas play football on a white beach, with kites over the sea in the distance.
A man rides a donkey away down a narrow alley between whitewashed walls.
Lamu
A girl in a green top looks out through a window frame beside a red curtain.
Gaze out of the window
A white sail lashed to a wooden mast, seen from below against a blue sky.
A man in a hat leans on a concrete wall beneath tall grey buildings and an overcast sky, with a security camera above.
Big brother
Cats rest along both sides of a narrow stone alley.
A man loads a donkey carrying a basket of mangoes on a concrete jetty.
Lamu
A man walks past, out of focus, in front of a painted portrait on a street cabinet of a figure holding a finger to his lips.
Silent artist
Silhouettes on a beach at dusk, with swimmers and moored boats on the water.
A potted palm casts shadows across a sunlit courtyard where a cat lies asleep.
Kilifi
Black-and-white park scene: a woman balances on a slackline between trees while a man lies on the grass photographing her.
Slack summer, Whitworth
Two men walk up a sunlit lane between a yellow house and a whitewashed wall, under a flowering tree.
Blue sky and clouds framed by a pointed arch in a pale plaster wall.
Lamu
A woman with a pink cloth walks down a narrow sandy alley between coral-stone walls.
A man in a white kanzu and embroidered cap walks along a shaded street past shopfronts.
Whitewashed stairs with lattice balustrades climb between bright white walls.
Black-and-white street scene: an older man in a cap and long scarf walks past a lamp post through a busy square.
A woman with long pearl necklaces and a cigarette stands in a wood-framed doorway, looking at the camera.
Black-and-white portrait of a grey-bearded man in sunglasses in front of a wide flight of steps.
Black-and-white street scene: an older man walks through a crowd past a shop window with a sale sign.
A man in a mint-green jacket and cap walks past a bright red wall in strong sunlight.
Black-and-white photograph of two young women laughing as they walk along a concrete wall.
A man in a suit with his tie blown over his shoulder walks across a shopping street carrying a briefcase.
Black-and-white photograph of an older man reading at a café table outside a stone building.
Three children on the steps of a red studded door beneath a sign in Chinese characters.
A cyclist passes roadside stalls, with a driver reflected in a car wing mirror in the foreground.
Black-and-white street scene: a trumpet player performs on a pavement while two men stand nearby.
A man dances along a pavement wheeling a double bass past a shop window.
A young man in a football shirt relaxes among bundles of fabric in a crowded market stall.
An older man in a dark suit gestures as he talks in front of a grey wall.
Two people kick a football across a paved square surrounded by old painted buildings.
A woman juggles three balls against a bright sky beside a glass canopy.

Streets of Nairobi

15 photographs

In September 2017 I travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, for the first time in my life to see my family. I spent many afternoons and evenings exploring the city and met some very interesting and stylish people who walk, and live, in it. The people who agreed to have their pictures taken are not a true representation of the people of Nairobi: they were the ones confident and comfortable enough in front of a camera, and many others said no. I still think the series gives an insight into the culture and diversity of the city. It taught me how the camera can be used to engage with people.

A man in a hat, navy blazer, waistcoat and cream trousers stands in a city street holding a leather bag.
Nairobi dapper
Portrait of a young man in glasses and a checked shirt with a backpack on a city street.
Portrait of a young woman in a patterned jacket, one hand at her cheek, in front of plants.
Portrait of a young woman with a full afro and a white lace top on a city street.
A smiling young woman in round glasses and a denim jacket holds a phone on a busy pavement.
A woman in sunglasses, a cap and a tan blazer holds a red rose on a city street.
A young man in sunglasses and a denim jacket stands in the middle of a city street.
A man in checked trousers and a striped shirt reads a newspaper on a pavement.
A young man with bleached hair and a long patterned coat sits on a bollard at a street corner.
Portrait of a young woman in a mustard dress leaning against a tree trunk.
A man in a cardigan kicks one leg high as he dances in the middle of a city road.
A man in a red hat and long black coat strides along a street, the coat swinging behind him.
A man holding a denim jacket over his shoulder stands in front of a shuttered shop.
Close portrait of an older man in a bucket hat and a cream sweatshirt.
Portrait of an older man with white hair and gold-rimmed glasses in a pale blue shirt.

Piccadilly Benches

9 photographs

Photographs taken over two months in Manchester city centre, all themed around the public benches in Piccadilly Gardens and the everyday life of this diverse part of the city.

An older man in a cap sits on a bench holding a carrier bag, with other people seated behind him.
Four men sit side by side on a bench in front of a shop window, one resting on a walking stick.
A man and a woman talk beside a bench in a city garden, with a bag of bread rolls on the seat.
Children run through fountains in a paved square surrounded by office blocks.
A boy runs through a flock of pigeons in front of benches and a low concrete building.
Two men in coats sit on benches talking, one with a walking stick, as people pass behind.
A man on a mobility scooter eats a snack while others sit on benches nearby.
Two street musicians, one playing a stringed instrument and one dancing, perform under the trees.
A row of people sit on benches in a busy square on a sunny day.

More of my photographs are on Instagram at @truenomad.