It’s a dance.

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“Photography to me is very much like a dance. Your own body physically moves into a landscape, in an environment, and it’s your eye, your body, [that] moves in this environment … trying to find the things you really like and you’re really excited about and which makes sense. And that’s really wonderful, I really miss when I don’t take pictures for a long time, it’s this …. [acts out the action of having a camera to his face bobbing and weaving to find the right angle]”

Harry Gruyaert

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Harry Gruyaert’s intuitive style of shooting is incredibly inspirational. I absolutely love his framing, sense of colour and versatility as a visual artist. He is able to photograph a chaotic urban environment so that it seems sensical, but also make beautifully sparse photographs of landscapes that look like paintings. Through his use of colour (amongst other techniques) he is able to elicit a wide array of emotions for the viewer - something that I’m hoping to achieve as I seek to improve my colour awareness. In my eyes he is a true master of observation, and - as he views his practice as means of engaging with life and what he is passionate about - I admire his philosophy too.​