Biography
 Some photographers believe their strongest work comes from exploring their immediate surroundings. "I think of myself as no more than a regional photographer" but that does not mean the photography cannot be understood and enjoyed beyond the region. Above all I dedicate this site and all my work to my beautiful home County of Norfolk, that is so dear to my heart! I have been obsessed with photography since age 13 when my parents bought me my first camera. For the last 30 years I have studied countless books and self-taught myself the art of photography, through experimentation, trial and most often error. I spent many early years shooting colour, but always had a great passion for monochrome (black & white) and very rarely shoot colour these days. I suppose it's a way of pre-visualizing in black and white, as the light in my view brings the monochrome print to life. The darkroom is where shadows and highlights meet on a sheet of photographic paper. The thrill of watching the image slowly emerge never completely goes. The sense of creation that is to be had by physically handling a sheet of photographic paper through all the stages of exposing, developing, bleaching, toning and then mounting is very real. I feel we live in an age of colour, magazine, advertising, and TV images. But to me I find a "fine art toned monochrome print" very retro, refreshing and in my opinion is still the most powerful form of photographic art! I shape the photo from start to finish. I usualy operate a Pentax 6x7cm medium format camera, shoot the majority of my photographs with various Pentax SMC prime lenses, and hand print my negatives on multigrade fiber paper. The innate drama of the landscapes are reproduced through a variable split-toning (for example Sepia and Selenium) technique. All the printing, spotting, and archival mounting are done by myself the photographer. I sell my work at various galleries and outlets in Norwich and across Norfolk and held exhibitions at various galleries and locations in East Anglia, if you need any help, hints or photographic advise or just have a general query please don't hesitate to contact me, as I am always happy to help. Thank you for taking time to visit my site. Steve Denby. A little Technical info :- All images captured on either Pentax 6x7 or Fuji 6x9 roll film cameras. All prints are traditional (wet) hand printed using Schneider APO Componon enlarging lenses to ensure maximum print quality. Any queries or questions please email me at, steve.denby@virgin.net |
