Gary John Norman, UK and USA
Gary John Norman is a UK-based commercial photographer, with both UK and USA representation.
In his own words…
In much of my work I search for a balance between or, if possible, a meeting point for humanity and nature. I look to capture a human moment where it seems nature’s forces have united to create that split second in time. Graduating in 1987 from Bournemouth and Poole School of Art and Design in the UK, I went on to apprentice with advertising photographers. They taught me the skills of studio lighting and an uncompromising attention to detail. Nowadays I enjoy working with a collaborative and creative team. They are poised to play their parts with such precision that it allows me to be flexible and spontaneous; to focus on the subtle human elements that make all the difference.
Traveling is a large part of my work. New landscapes, people and even cuisines are always wetting my appetite for fresh philosophies and photographic ideas. I have kept returning to various parts of the Balkans in the last few years for just these reasons. Recent advertising commissions in the U.S.A and Europe for the apparel, marine and tourism markets, have given me increasingly more opportunities to create inspirational images that share the same feeling as my personal work. For a decade life and work were based in the U.S.A. But this summer I returned to the tea, red busses and clouds of Britain I missed for so long.
