Photography is Poetry

Hello there,

As you may have gathered, my name's Dave. It's actually David, but that's way too official.

I'm a little bit of a creative perfectionist with great attention to detail when it comes to my photography. Thankfully my personality doesn't reflect this as I keep my cool while my brain is thinking about multiple ideas.

I wasn't always a photographer. But I've always had something in my life to keep that creative itch at bay.

I spent ten years in the marines. Prior to that, I had multiple jobs as I didn't have a clue what to do with my life. Probably why I joined the marines in the first place...

I'm humble, yet confident. A relaxed attitude, but observe everything! Massive believer in just being yourself and treating everyone with respect. My business approach... I've mentioned that "I'm a terrible salesman" and that's the way i like to keep it. I focus on my strengths. Photography, being transparent with you and adding that personal touch in my appoarch.

It wasn't actually my idea to follow this career path...

Once upon a time on a border force ship alongside a Greek island called "Lesvos", a fellow bootneck (Marine) saw my work at the time and simply asked why I hadn't thought about transferring over to the Navy as they have a photography specialisation. I hadn't even thought about it. And I still left it a couple of years until I even applied to transfer.

Then the Marines decided to put my intentions on hold due to "manning crisis".

Eventually I got onto an aptitude course. It was very in-depth, went in with none of the knowledge I have today about photography. But I absolutely loved the course. I realised that I was completely addicted to learning and improving in my photography.

I passed the course. But I decided to reject the offer of a placement. The course taught me a lot about myself. My people skills and my work ethic for something I have a real passion for. Was I going to let the MOD destroy that. No way! So, I put my chit in (resignation) which lasts a year...

During my last year in the Marines I was used a lot as a photographer alongside my day job, but under my terms with my own equipment.

Practice makes perfect and I covered a lot of events, portraiture, battlefield operations. You name it and I done it. Which brings us onto weddings. Lads heard about me, and I soon started capturing wedding days. I rapidly made a name for myself with the images I was able to produce by being able to adapt so quickly to the role of "wedding photographer".