I'm a photographer from the little town of Lewes, East Sussex, where I have lived most of my life. I was born in Brighton, just a stone's throw away, where, in recent years, I took one of my favourite shots in front of the i360, capturing a busy, dystopian scene of urban life and modern architecture as well as Brighton's native swifts in one synchronous, timeless shot. I studied black and white photography in the United States, where much of my family lives, shooting with 35mm film in various parts of Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia and small towns in the suburbs. It was there that I learnt how to develop and print my own photographs in a traditional darkroom. I remember the complex, noxious smells from the chemicals used in such spaces like it was yesterday; thankfully digital photography has made the developing process into a much simpler and welcome one, although there will always be a place in my heart for analogue photography, and I continue to draw plenty of inspiration from it—especially monochrome. I've been interested in being a photographer from an early age. It all began when I made a pinhole camera for a school project when I was about 8 years old. I was fascinated how something so simple as a cardboard box with a special piece of paper placed inside of it could produce something so mysterious and wonderful as a photograph when exposed to light. Growing up in the '90s my first camera was a Polaroid—I fondly remember the chunky design and hum it made as it churned out individual pictures like Kraft Singles. My first SLR camera was a Canon EOS Rebel Ti (aka the Kiss 5 or 300V), and I still shoot with Canon to this day as I've always enjoyed and had success using them. My relationship with photography is a long and intimate one, born out of curiosity and an appreciation for science and art. I received national press coverage in 2015 for a 'spirit' photograph I took at Hever Castle in 2009 using 35mm film, and just last year a photograph I took of The Three Graces was selected and displayed at an art exhibition at the Bastille Design Centre in Paris, not far from where van Gogh used to live when he resided there in 1886–1888. There's something deeply rewarding about being a street photographer: a sense of freedom; documenting modern life truthfully; creating something new and unique. I hope you enjoy taking a moment out of your busy lives to see the world through my lens.