Fine art photography – stillness, attention and timeless presence

Fine art photography, to me, is not about recording a subject, but about revealing a posture. A moment in which something bends, reaches, waits or lets go. In both portrait and still life, I am drawn to the same core: stillness, tension and presence. Not to explain what is seen, but to create space so the viewer remains with the image.

What fine art means in my work

Fine art is a way of working in which attention matters more than speed. Images are built slowly, through reduction, careful control of light, and compositions that carry rather than distract. The result is not a snapshot, but an image that endures once context fades.

Portrait and still life as related forms

Although portrait and still life differ formally, within my fine art practice I see them as closely related. In both, the subject is not the end point, but a vessel through which vulnerability, strength, impermanence and calm become visible.

A portrait is an encounter; a still life an observation. Both require slowness, concentration and a sustained way of looking.

Black & white and colour

While black and white forms an important foundation in my work, fine art is not limited to a single visual language. Some images ask for reduction, others for presence.

I work in black and white when form, light and silence are sufficient to hold the image. I use colour when the image needs a trace of life, vulnerability or impermanence that cannot be abstracted without losing honesty. Colour in my work is muted and earthy; never decorative, always purposeful. Black and white and colour are not styles to me, but consequences of what the image requires.

A way of looking

Fine art photography does not demand quick consumption. It invites slowing down, looking without immediate judgement. Those who allow that space may find images that do not explain, but continue to resonate.

Within my fine art practice, still life forms an essential part, where this approach is explored further.