When did you first know that you wanted to be a photographer?

When I was about 28 and saw an exhibition comparing Ansel Adams and WIlliam Eggleston in London (Hayward Gallery I think) and I was blown away by Eggleston and totally disappointed by Adams. I realised photography could make you look at the world in a new way. Boring things could be beautiful (and in the case of Adams vice versa)

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

All the shots were set up and took about 4 months to complete (whilst doing other work). I did the project for two reasons: because I remember once being left in a car and feeling no-one could hear me and because around about the same time I discovered I had this incredible affinity with animals. I hated to see them suffer and felt they too were mute in some way. Those feelings have never really left me and the image of a dog in car always seemed to capture them perfectly – I had to take the pictures!

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Be yourself. Go for it! Don’t worry so much what other’s will think.

 

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne

Martin Usborne