Gregory Styles

I was born and raised in Tasmania, Australia. My first education in light and stillness happened on the Southern Ocean pounded shores of Bruny Island and the East Coast - places that taught me to notice, wait, and frame quickly, before it vanished. By 16, I was more likely to be holding a screwdriver and pliers than a surfboard or camera, as I was now apprenticed as an Electrician, and from there I wandered down the rabbit hole of almost every fascinating variant that the trade offered - Motor winding, High-Voltage switching, Industrial Electronics, and the wonderfully obsessive world of Instrumentation and Calibration, where being “close enough” is simply another phrase for “try again” or "no, that's just not good enough".
From a young age I’ve coaxed images from Instamatics, folding 120/620 film cameras, and manual 35mms, after getting film after film of failures, out of frame and out of focus shots, and breathed darkroom chemicals in high school while excitedly watching prints emerge like miracles under the red light. I have embraced digital photography not as a betrayal of the craft but as a brilliant new way to chase and catch the same light. As for the heart and soul - I have 3 kids , grown up now. Yes, I’ve...

An ex Shift Instrumentation Tech in heavy industry, with 3 grown kids and a lifetime of experiences, I am now free to express myself photographically. I have been a photographer since my teens , and well before digital cameras appeared. Using and developing 620 roll and 35mm film, folding cameras, Instamatics(!)as a teen, manual 35mms, early digital, Sony Rx10 , Sony RX10iv, Sony A6000 and currently a Sony A7Rv. I explore/experiment with old Pentax lenses (some are radioactive! ) using K mount adapters on modern digital cameras, smart astronomy telescopes and 360 cameras. I am always learning and embrace the new technologies that are available. Capturing interesting light and scenes is always amazing even before we add our own twist !