Breaking the Mould

This series came out of a workshop with photographer Eivind Hansen, run in partnership with Nanlite UK, and it pushed me somewhere I hadn't been before: abstract, distorted, gloriously messy, creative portraiture.

I'd been curious about Prism Lens FX filters for a while, and this was the perfect setting to finally go all in. The results – repeating forms, fractured light, figures pulled apart and reassembled – are unlike anything in my usual portfolio, and I mean that as a compliment to the process rather than an excuse. Something genuinely clicked during this shoot. Working through the abstraction didn't feel gimmicky; it felt like a creative unlocking.

The series spans three distinct sets – X Marks the Spot, Duality of a Man, and Triple Threat – each exploring a different way to distort, layer, and reinterpret the human form. The models, Gareth Valentino and Passelle, were wonderful to work with and brought exactly the kind of presence that makes this kind of experimental work land.

Everything was captured on my trusty Fujifilm X-H2S with the XF55-200mm, and edited in Capture One.