The analogue photographic process is not only cerebral but highly kinetic, It engages a different part of my creative brain. The emphasis is on the process of creating not the finality of it. It’s an entirely different experience to the digital process.

Ones and zeros are replaced with silver halides and beautiful toned handmade prints replace square pixels on back lit screens.

There’s nothing like the moment when my image begins to appear in front of me in the darkroom, slowly revealing itself as I gently agitate the light sensitive paper in its chemical bath.

I have hand crafted this work – from capturing the light in a tiny metal box, to measuring, mixing, tapping and timing my way to a perfectly developed negative and beautifully toned print that can’t be replicated again.

When I capture work on film I have to slow my process down, be more considerate, be more present in the moment and rely on all of my technical knowledge, exercising a high level of control and patience. I can’t check the back of the camera to see if my exposure is correct, if the shot is in focus or if I captured THE moment. I need to know and feel that I got the shot, relying solely on intuition and experience.

My work on film is always more impactful, emotive and compositionally stronger – I reflect more, anticipate, wait and then take the shot. After all, I’m limited by 36 shots and need to get it right every time.