Interviews and features
Some published interviews (some of these will download to your desktop in pdf form):
Photomonitor - Essay on 'Quinn' by Colin Pantall
British Journal of Photography
Golwg (Welsh Language Magazine)
Lenscratch - Quinn
BBC 'In Pictures' - Quinn: A Journey
'The Big Picture', Guardian Magazine
Blink Magazine
'Perfect Shot' Sublime Magazine
Aesthetica Magazine
Image Magazine
Professional Photographer
Zoum Zoum
Photo Pro Magazine
Aesthetica Magazine
Video/Audio interviews:
BBC Radio 4 - Open Country - Quinn: Until the Land Runs Out
Interview with Ben Smith of A Small Voice: Conversations with Photographers, 2021
Interview with Sam Gregory of The Togcast, about Photography in Higher Education, 2021
Interview with exhibition exploration of 'Quinn' at FORMAT Festival FOREVER//NOW 2019
Online presentation of 'Quinn' with SixbySix
FORMAT International Photography Festival 2019 - review video by Troika Productions
The Crisis Commission 2014
EFTI, Madrid, October 2013
Interview with Francis Hodgson at LA Noble Gallery April 2013
Interview on Spanish television at Galeria Cero, Madrid, March 2012
Behind-the-scenes shooting 'Romulus and Remus' August 2011
Opening at Galeria Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011
Some Frequently Asked Questions:
What camera do you use? Do you shoot film or digital? I shoot my personal art work almost exclusively on large format film, using a Horseman or Wista 5x4. Travel and editorial work is shot using Canon 35mm digital cameras, and commercial work is shot using medium format digital systems, principally Phase One.
How much retouching do you do? When I shoot on film, I have it processed and scanned at a high resolution so I can work with digital files thereafter. My work often involves some retouching, much of which I do myself, but for commercial commissions I use full-time professional retouchers.
How can I become a professional photographer? The traditional route is to assist established working photographers to learn your way around the industry. Think of assisting as an apprenticeship; it doesn't pay very well but you learn a huge amount. Depending on your experience, you may want to start by assisting in a hire studio, where you will learn about professional lighting and equipment, and you can meet other photographers. To gain assisting experience you will need to contact the photographers who you would like to work with directly, and with hard work and persistence you will begin to get work. When you have assisted for a while (usually around five years or so), the time will come when you feel you know your way around, your portfolio is pretty much there, and you'll know you're ready to go out on your own. Useful resources for the emerging photographer can be found at The Association of Photographers, the National Union of Journalists, Editorial Photographers UK and Pro-Imaging.
Can I do some work experience/assist you? I have a list of assistants who I work with regularly, so probably not immediately, no, but send me your details and I'll let you know if something comes up.
Can I model for you? I work with all kinds of models and actors; it depends on what projects I am working on and whether you might be right for a part. Drop me an email with your CV and a recent headshot and I'll keep your details on file for new projects.