ALEX BYTHEWAY

in a literal sense photography is painting with light. Taking a three-dimensional world and capturing its essence in a two-dimensional plane. I see an increasing tendency for photographers to have more concern for the equipment than a subject in the three-dimensional world... When I first looked through my viewfinder, the aim was to record information and share it. A very scientific approach but just as valid as the artistic forms. My background was wildlife photography, and the enjoyment was just as much observing animal behaviour as it was recording it. I learnt how to capture the important details with which I could see, showing subjects (typically shorebirds) as I saw them.