Paul is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. He developed a serious interest in photography while working as a tour guide in Edinburgh. After his tours, he would often go out and take pictures of the city, particularly in the Old Town, where he used to tell stories about the social history of Edinburgh and its kings and queens.
During this time, he met John Dickson, a friend who taught him how to choose his subjects more carefully and think more before taking a photo. Paul enjoyed going out with John and learning from his knowledge and philosophy.
Together, Paul and John started selling their images around Edinburgh's Old Town and organized a couple of galleries in their local community.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul found solace in photography by walking in his local woodlands. He often sat down against a tree and listened to the birds singing while enjoying coffee. He began to educate himself about nature and develop an appreciation for the subjects he would capture through his photography.
Paul was inspired by other photographers, such as Simon Baxter and Thomas Heaton, whom he followed on YouTube before starting his channel.
Paul collaborates with other photographers on the Landscape Lenscast Podcast, which features interviews with landscape photographers and showcases their work.
Eric Robinson made a short film about my journey as a Woodland Photographer that I was happy to let him do, as I enjoy his videography style. I like to give a special thanks to Simon Baxter for also letting me display his beautiful atmospheric image of "The Dysfunctional Family"
The background to the below video
"I met Paul a number of years ago when he was what you might like to call a generalist in a photographic sense. Trying a number of different subjects, including street photography, in an attempt to find his photographic home. I think that's where so many photographers find themselves after trying a variety of genres; not sure what they really want to commit to, and not particularly satisfied photographically with what they are producing. I noticed Paul posting woodland images that - over a period of some months - began to really improve in quality as he was obviously beginning to understand and come to terms with the demands of this particular genre. I found his journey to be inspirational as it demonstrated what could be achieved if a photographer put all their efforts into one particular genre. It was this that prompted me to contact Paul, and suggest that we might make a film about his own personal journey that might help other photographers."
