About Me.
Hello, I’m Lee, Thank you for taking the time to visit my site.
I’m a UK based photographer specialising in travel, adventure & landscape photography.
I shoot commercially for brands through my full time job as Creative Head at branding agency Propaganda.
For information about my background and how I got into photography, please keep reading.
My Journey into Photography.
2017 was a pivotal year for me. I was lucky enough to be granted a 100 day sabbatical from work. And I decided to travel Asia.
Whilst packing, I dusted off an old Nikon DSLR that was stashed under my bed along with all the other long-forgotten electronic purchases (I’m sure those Sony Mini-Disc and Beta-Max players will come back in handy some day).
I should have known how to use it, but I didn’t. I did a module of photography as part of my degree course, but that was over 15 years ago, and I never really understood it at the time.
And so began a big adventure; of exploring new countries and cultures, and navigating the art of photography. The trip it unlocked a passion in me that I never knew existed.
I wouldn’t have any companions on my trip, so this camera would be my friend, and it never left my side. Days were spent roaming on foot, and evening’s were spend editing. Every turn revealed amazing new photograph opportunities.
Exploring the world and learning about photography feel like a trip that could last a life-time; There will always be new places to discover, and always new things to learn.
This site aims to share that adventure.
Long may it continue.
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Since a young age there we’re a select few interests in my life: running around and exploring places I wasn’t supposed to, and the world of visual culture. And I’m lucky that those interests have turned into a career.
I’ve spent 20+ years as as designer and art director in my day job. And running round and exploring was merely a hobby in free-time. But they day I chose to pick up a camera and start taking photos, I realised I’d found a way for those two worlds to combine; I could blend my love of seeing new places and creating visuals, and the process brings me so much joy.
And what was then a hobby, has now slowly filtered into my professional life.
I’m a full time Creative Head at the brand consultancy Propaganda in Leeds, UK, where I’ve worked happily for the past 23 years. Here, we develop and create brands, creating striking and unique visual worlds for brands.
The travel and adventure photography is a personal side project, but recently it’s turned into a professional venture too, as I’ve started shooting commercial campaign work for our clients at Propaganda.
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BACKGROUND I was born in Yorkshire, UK. And currently share my life working in Leeds in the week, and living in Scotland on weekends.
EDUCATION I studied Advertising, Art, Design & Photography, graduating in 2002 with First Class BA Honours.
FEATURES I’m grateful to say that some of my travel photography has been used by Lonely Planet and The BBC in print and digitally.
AWARDSMy creative projects for Propaganda over the years has won a number of industry awards and has been featured in a range of publications.