From the age of 14 I’ve been fascinated with the science behind getting a print onto paper. I’m not talking about inkjet printers, but rather the chemical process of exposing the paper correctly and seeing the image appear in front of you as the paper is bathed in developer.
My parents don’t have a creative bone in their bodies, but they did encourage me. They could see I loved it; they could see that passion around photography in my eyes.
We don’t always start in our dream job. I spent three years in retail and one as a graphic artist: those three retail years were brilliant for people skills and learning to read people - all skills that photographers use every day.