I've photographed York Minster from every conceivable angle. I've been inside, outside, underneath, up towers, inside hidden passages, looked down from a hot air balloon, shot it from miles away and from inches away. But I'm always drawn to reflections, not just of the Minster, but of any subject. Reflections provide a different viewpoint - they distort shapes and colours, exchange left for right and top for bottom, meaning that as a photographer, they give me a different vie

The York Design Awards recognise great architecture by encouraging and promoting excellence in design and conservation. I've photographed the awards a number of times and am also a sponsor, which means I get to see first hand, some of the amazing work produced by architects and designers. I've also photographed many of the entries for architects, developers or builders, so it was great to see my architectural photography on display in the foyer and during the presentations. T

This was a shoot for architects Mass Architecture. They had quite a challenge on their hands, turning a former public toilets, nestled in York’s city Walls, into a retail unit and new toilets. Dealing with difficult planning restrictions and listed building consent came with the territory, but the discovery of a roman wall in the basement was an unexpected find which held up work whilst archaeologists investigated the site. Mass Architecture's response was to make the wall a

I was delighted to get the job of shooting St Leonard’s Place, for developers, Rushbond plc. This grand, but dilapidated georgian terrace had been the offices of York Council for many years, and over many years, it had been stripped of much of its character, with rooms unsympathetically divided, knocked through, or just left in a sorry state. Rushbond’s task - turning it back into grand homes and apartments, was quite a challenge. I worked with the project management team, do