Gentler Tides Ed. 1 of 5

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I'm drawn to water for some reason. The Tao Te Ching says that water always gives, always flows to the lowest point and takes the gentlest route, and yet wears down mountains and washes away stone. This juxtaposition between the fluid and the concrete, the permanent and the impermanent, seduces me. Search for photographs of Princes Pier in Melbourne and you'll see glorious sunsets over rows of timber pylons. But there is a deeper story worth revealing. One of time and transience.

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As a scientist, I've spent many years scratching the left side of my brain. My right brain is pretty chilled, but twenty years of being ignored was bound to create issues. With a love of the outdoors and an undeniable urge to suddenly find a creative outlet, I combined my love of the outdoors with a borrowed camera. Inspired initially by Peter Eastway, and then Peter Hewitt, Michael Kenna, Adam Burton, Julia Fuchs and Rachel Talibart amongst others, I've moved from happy snapper to obsessed photographer. Light and form, time and texture drive me. I want to take photos that transport me when I look at them: recognisable but somehow ethereal. I feel a great stillness behind the camera, the same stillness I feel when I am out in the wilderness, and I am constantly striving to recreate that feeling with each frame I take. I hope you like what you see.