JCDC 2008 Adult Photography Category Winner - Fort Charles 360º

My introduction to photography began while studying at University in the United States during the early 1990's. While there, I became fascinated with the black and white imagery I saw in a film which led me to an involvement in the photography class taught at the school. Though not registered, I was given special permission by the instructor to join the class and participate in photo assignments, critiques and in developing black & white prints, using traditional darkroom techniques.

Upon my return to Jamaica, I sought to build upon what I had already learned by enrolling in a photography class offered at Edna Manley School of the Visual and Performing Arts. I was urged by the photography instructor to participate in the National Photography Competition and was successful; winning several major awards during the years I entered.

After a nine year break from competing, I won silver in the 2007 JCDC National Photography Competition for the piece, ‘Manchioneal Bay 360º’. A year later I received the top prize in the same competition for the entry, 'Fort Charles 360º'.

Apart from the JCDC exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica for awarded entrants, I have participated in other group exhibitions of fine-art, such as the Liguanea Fine-Art Festival and the Jamaica Guild of Artists Annual Exhibition.

I now work exclusively in the digital format and my main area of interest, a direct result of this new digital medium, is panoramic photography. The images, taken at locations all around Jamaica, are created using a special process after which they are then printed or rendered as virtual reality (VR) movie files which can be seen here on my website, www.aroundjamaica.com.

Vision Statement

My work centres on the idea of finding beauty in the different aspects of everyday life in Jamaica even amidst the somewhat trying conditions that many face daily. Whether the image is of an aged country dwelling or an old, weathered fishing boat, I try to capture scenes and moments of Jamaican life that persons would generally not notice and present them in a refreshing way.