ADVENTURES, WORKSHOPS & INSPIRATIONAL TALKS

My very dear friend Neale James once said to me, “Giles, I’m not interested in what you don’t want to do, tell me about what you do want to do”, and so it has become a welcome reminder and positive driver for me to well, just get on with it.

So in the spirit of “what do I want to do” here is an introduction, a teaser if you like for what’s coming soon in the months ahead. As well as having a great passion and talent for making photographic pictures and stories I love sharing my knowledge and experience with others. I like to think of myself as a gentle focus-point to help others discover and develop their own individual photographic passion and voice.

I’m in the planning stages of building my new darkroom and studio which will be the focus point for a series of photo adventures and workshops I’ll be offering in the New Year. In addition to these I’ll also be introducing a new series of talks and lectures with photography as the central guiding narative.

Analog Photography & Darkroom Adventures

On the Street - Photo adventures using 35mm film (using a Leica M rangefinder camera) including film processing in the darkroom.

Silver Print - An introduction to silver gelatin darkroom printing.

Darkroom Magic - Advanced darkroom printing and practices.

Workshops

The Art of Photography - Finding and developing your own photographic voice.

The Photo Story - Creating and developing a photo documentary story.

Lectures and Inspirational Talks

The Documentary Photo Story - Wars to Home Town Stories, a photographic adventure.

What’s the Point. An exploration of the importance of learning and education told through the lens of documentary photography.

Dreams, Failures & Self Belief. Drawing on my photographic and military experiences I’ll talk about the importance of these three key elements to assist in finding your own personal path, voice and fulfilment.

Keep in touch and discover more of the wonders that photography has to offer.

Wishing you fair light and full frames

Giles