Author: Andrew Mason

Analysing the body of work that I have produced over the last decade, it is unsurprising to realise that the return to higher education, namely architectural studies, has catalysed both my photographic interest and capability, ultimately leading to two recent training exercises that I consider to have borne critical fruit. One is a series of studies of the Barbican, and the second is a wider study of the City of London. The latter exercise, combined with a couple of experimental shots taken during the Barbican studies, has generated an interest in shifting the perspectives of architecture, with or without geometrical entanglements, and since stretched beyond London.

I am 63 years old, divorced father of 4 grown up children and 3 granchildren. I have spent over 40 years in the legal profession as a Costs Lawyer- my bio is on my www.jimdiamond.com website.

I started combat sport in late 70’s in Liverpool and continued up to my 50th birthday when I competed in the World Vets karate Championship in Portugual in 2010.

My interest in sport Photography started after in mid- 80s. By the end of the decade I had covered boxing shows at venues such as Royal Albert Hall and Karate at the like of Coubertin Stadium in Paris.

I had my first photo session at the age of 7.

At an old, post-German cemetery in the village where I come from. In Bytnica.

The Kiev camera was older than me, and the models were girls from my street.

It’s a pity that no one put film inside. There is no evidence of my first interactions between me, the camera, and people.

With the same camera, a few years later, I took a beautiful portrait of my wonderful grandfather.

I remember the emotions accompanying each shutter release. I was born for this magic.

I’m a photographer living in Essex, at the far end of the Thames Estuary, where the highly urban nature of my local area is at odds with wide open west country landscape of my childhood. This, I’m sure, contributes to my love of both the rigid lines of architecture and the softer more fluid shapes of nature.

Being a photographer with a portfolio made up of different styles, I find it difficult to categorise myself in any one genre but simply strive to capture the intrigue and beauty in the overlooked and the everyday. Often this will take the form of an ambiguous image, where the imagination has the freedom to garnish reality. My favourite images are frequently ones that make you wonder ‘what?’ rather than ‘where?’

I absolutely love capturing the excitement and energy of motorsports through my photography. I really enjoy telling the stories behind the images and bringing the heart-pounding moments of the racetrack to life in vibrant photographs. Over the last few years I’ve built a quite diverse portfolio, with a focus on Formula 1, sports cars, GTs, and endurance racing.

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Whilst I’m totally new to the world of photography and daring to share my photographs with others, I’ve been an avid bucket lister for many years where I’ve been embracing new experiences across the UK and abroad. Some of these have cost no or little money but they help me to embrace how we can carve out these opportunities, even when faced with challenges in life. For me, each experience brings a ‘wow’ moment and feelings of excitement, achievement, etc. which are easily recalled much later on when looking back at my images. Whether I’m milking a cow, setting foot inside a Malaysian temple, talking about bucket listing on the radio, ticking off another European country or sitting in a police car in London’s Leicester Square, it’s all about deciding what to do next.

I have loved photography for a long time. Love capturing moments, the soul of a place, people in their daily routines. Also embracing the shadows as part of our lives.

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Tell us about you and your photography.

I have been an amateur photographer for around 12 years and have always been fascinated by urban environments. Since coming out of the lockdowns from the pandemic, I have become more focused on street photography, which led me to join the Urban Photographers Club. As part of my journey, I have experimented with different styles of street photography, originally looking for subjects framed by contrasted light or geometrical elements to create a somewhat graphical representation of isolation in the city. More recently I have been experimenting with flash as part of an ongoing project to capture the presence of music in the street. I am an avid record collector and DJ, so I wanted to look at ways I could bring my passions of music and photography together. I use off camera flash and slower shutter speeds to capture the movement and dynamism of people lost in music of the street.

Tell us about you and your photography.

I first started photography in senior school art classes, learning how to focus and expose an image, and processing black and white 35mm film before printing it in the darkroom. That experience gave me a good grounding in the basics of the medium, which I’ve found have been relevant ever since even though the art has moved to digital cameras and processing on computers. Due to spending time on family and career, my photography went on pause for a long time until the Covid pandemic when I started getting back into it. Since then I’ve get more serious about my photography and find it’s a great antidote to the stresses of life.

Could you give an introduction to you and tell us about your photography.