Photographer.
Studio owner.
Apparently very helpful.
Based in a railway arch in South London. Originally from Glasgow. But after 35 years here I’m a sarf’ Londoner now!
I got here the long way round.
I started out as a textile designer – studied at the Scottish College of Textiles, then did an MA at Central St Martins. Photography crept in as part of that process: a way to document texture, light, and material before committing anything to a loom. It turned out I was more interested in the photographs than the cloth.
After graduating I ended up running a visual display and exhibition business – Dimensions Displays – which I still run today alongside the photography. That background shapes how I work more than anything else. I think about images in terms of how they’ll be used, not just how they look in isolation.
The studio came in 2018. I found a railway arch in Camberwell, built it out, and it’s been the base of operations ever since. It’s the kind of space I’d want to work in: practical, adaptable, no fuss.
Photography, for me, is a problem-solving exercise as much as a creative one. Every shoot starts with a question – what does this image need to do? – and works backwards from there. I test, adjust, and repeat until it’s right. If you were hoping for someone who talks about capturing the essence of your soul, I’m probably not the one.
I’ll be honest: I’m a photographer. I think in images, not sentences. Writing about myself is roughly as comfortable as being on the wrong side of the camera. So rather than fill this page with the kind of copy that sounds like it was written by a bored robot – which, let’s be clear, a lot on the internet is – I thought I’d use what the people who’ve actually worked with me had to say.
“His knowledge, his down-to-earth nature and his way with people is just awesome. Made my video shoot so fun, smooth and great looking.”Google Review, Arch Photo Studio
I fed the 100+ 5 star reviews from the studio website into Claude AI and had it summarise them. Its conclusion… they use the word “helpful” a lot. What I think they mean is that I pay attention – to what you’re trying to make, to what isn’t working, to what would make it better. That’s not a service add-on. It’s just how I work.
The clients I work with tend to be musicians, performers, small brands, and independent businesses – people who need images that actually do a job. If that sounds like your kind of photographer, get in touch.
What a shoot actually looks like.
This is a collaboration with makeup artist Carlos Moura. Carlos had a concept: cover the model head to toe in glitter. He’d also somehow convinced one of his many Brazilian dancer friends that lying on the floor for thirty minutes while he applied it would make a fantastic picture. He was right. The whole thing was captured on film by Dinara Ostrouchova, a London filmmaker I’ve worked with on half a dozen projects now. The fact that it’s also the best record I have of what one of my shoots actually looks and feels like is entirely down to her.
What I actually do for a living.
People photography
Musicians, performers, professionals, and anyone else who needs images that represent them honestly. Studio and on-location. See portrait work →
Product & brand
Product photography for small businesses and independent brands — from clean eCommerce shots to more considered lifestyle work. See commercial work →
Arch Photo Studio
The railway arch in Camberwell is available to hire — for photographers, filmmakers, and content creators who need a well-equipped space in South London. Visit archphoto.studio →
You’ve read this far.
You might as well get in touch.
If you like what you see and the occasional Glaswegian expletive doesn’t put you off, get in touch. I don’t bite — and I’m apparently very helpful.
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