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I’m a fine art photographer from Leeds in the UK specialising in B&W landscape architecture, portrait and product photography.

Growing up in the Industrial North of England has shaped my artistic style, drawing me towards a bleaker and darker outlook of everyday locations. I started photography in 2017 and soon came across the work of Michael Kenna. I was immediately drawn to his minimalist high contrast B&W style.

Later I found the works of Joel Tjintjelaar and the editing style that allowed for greater expression by crafting the luminosity of a scene in a very smooth and realistic way.

I’ve gone on to develop my own technique of producing fine art images which I train out as part of my 121 tutorials.

Portrait photography came later as I looked to create images in which I have much greater control of different elements of the scene to be able to communicate a greater range of messages. 2019 was my first year of working with portrait photography and it’s an area I enjoy very much.

Follow Me

You can follow me on social media, using the links below you can find me on various platforms

https://www.instagram.com/dgshot.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/dgshot.uk.portraits/

https://500px.com/davidgarthwaite

https://www.facebook.com/dgshot.uk/

https://twitter.com/dgshot_uk

Awards and publications

Px3 Paris Photography Awards

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Tokyo Photography Awards

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Spider Black & White Awards

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3rd Place – Honour of Distinction

Art Limited

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International Photography Awards

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ND Awards

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Monochrome Photography Awards

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Inspirations include:

B&W Fine Art

Michael Kenna – https://www.michaelkenna.net/

Joel Tjintjelaar – https://500px.com/joeltjintjelaar

Achim Korherr – https://www.achimkorherr.de/

Portraits

Brooke Shaden – https://brookeshaden.com/gallery/

Kavanthekid – http://www.kavanthekid.com/

Sails Chong – https://www.hasselblad.com/ambassadors/sails-chong/

Richard Wakefield – https://richard-wakefield.co.uk/

Jason Lanier – http://www.jasonlanier.com/

Anka Zhuravleva – https://anka-zhuravleva.com/