My Exhibitions

'Hull fair 2023' One of my street shots/social documentary @ The Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition, Hull. 28^th June to 22^nd Sept 2024.

'More then a River' 1 & 2, two of my Cityscapes in the Summer Salon @ the Islington Arts Factory, London. 21^st June to 12^th July, 2019.

'Street Portraits' A varied collection of interesting characters I have come across during my travels, taken over a few years in Hull, Leeds, London and N.Y. City @ my pop up gallery in Hull City Centre. July & August 2018.

'Lower Manhattan' N.Y. Cityscape @ the Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition, Hull. 17 February to 22 April 2018.

‘River Hull’ b/w print @ The Ferens Art Gallery Open Exhibition. 21 January 2017 to 12 March 2017. (Hull U.K. City of Culture 2017)

'Street Life' Capturing moments, a collection of my street photography taken over the past few years in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Bradford, Scarborough, Leeds and my home City of Hull. @ The Islington Arts Factory, London. 6th - 27th May, 2016.

‘Spurn Point’ a series of landscapes/seascapes taken on Spurn Point, an area of natural beauty on the East Yorkshire Coast. @ Artlink, Hull. Jan, 2014.

'Leeds Canal' Cityscape. Northern Arts Uncovered, a collaborative show @ Gallery Munro House, Leeds. 21 April, 2012.

'Leeds Cityscape' @ Leeds City Art Gallery Open Exhibition 2005.

'Various Landscapes' @ the Eich Gallery, George Street, Hull. Part of the University of Lincoln. (Now the site of Trinity House Academy) 2003.

‘Poetry through the Lens’ this was a collaborative show with a writer friend of mine Brian Iles, I put together my visual interpretations of his poetry, a series of b/w images done on medium format film @ The Waterways Museum, Goole. 22 March-30 May, 2003. Also shown at Hull Central Library & the Plowright Theatre in Scunthorpe.

‘Coast to Coast’ various landscapes/cityscapes of New York City & San Francisco @ Room 58, Exhibition Barge, Hull Marina. 4 June-18 July, 2002.

‘Images of the Humber’ some of my early works, a series of b/w images taken along the Humber Estuary @ Sewerby Hall near Bridlington. Nov-Dec, 98. Also shown at the Waterways museum in Goole, and some other venues arranged via Artlink, Hull.

 

 

A bit about me.

As an experienced photographer I use the medium to express my artistic vision. I sometimes indulge in City/landscapes, my Cityscapes sell well in gallery shows. But my real passion is street photography/documentary. I exhibit my work in both solo and collaborative shows. My last solo exhibition was a collection of my Street Portraits @ my pop up gallery in Hull City Centre, where it was well received, lots of great comments... "I’ve enjoyed looking at your photos more then a lot of art I’ve seen" Since then I have been concentrating on making new images, enjoying my photography. I have also exhibited at established galleries, see my link for full detailed list.

For me street photography is almost a form of meditation, while walking and exploring I get lost in my own world and thoughts. I photograph anything that inspires me at the time, be it a street shot, a street portrait or a Cityscape. I don't like to over contextualize my work, I prefer the viewer brings their own experiences and interpretations, we all see differently. "Art is not about something, art is something" - Sarah Bernhardt. 

With street portraits I'm often drawn to people living on the edges of society, eccentric characters etc and I enjoy engaging with them in the process. IMO street photography is recording social documentary in real time, ergo today's street photography is tomorrows social history. This is fitting as I love social history, its a fascinating subject especially in relation to big Cities. 

I have been inspired by all the greats of photography, such as Henri C Bresson, I like the surrealism influence in Bressons work, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Weegee, Ansel Adams, Sebastio Salgado, and Don McCullin to name a few.  

I use Instagram as an online gallery, all my new works can be seen there: @ Streetshootertim

 Contact info:

I am based in Hull, East Yorkshire, UK

Email: timev@gmx.com

Street Portrait

One of my recent street Portraits, a colourful girl in China town, London. Late September, 2020. I vary my tactics with street photography, sometimes I engage with people, sometimes I just grab the shot and carry on walking. Obviously with street portraits one has to have some kind of conversation with the subject. I find most people are happy to pose. I used a bit of flash for this one as it was getting dark, and it helped to bring out the colours more. Taken with a Canon 40D and a 24mm f2.8 prime lens, on the crop sensor of the 40D its approx 38/40mm focal length in 35mm film terms, which I like for street work. Though I use various lenses, inbetween 24mm to 80mm range, I dont have much use for long lenses and rarely go beyond 80mm