Glasgow, United Kingdom
Award-winning photographer and cinematographer Allan Myles, was born in Glasgow, Scotland – the birt...
About the artist
Joined In 2015
(6 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2015
(6 Followers)
Award-winning photographer and cinematographer Allan Myles, was born in Glasgow, Scotland – the birthplace of his Glasgow Animals series – and currently resides there. After graduating from college at the age of 21, Allan set up his own studio before immigrating to Perth, Australia, where he lived and worked for 23 years, establishing a loyal client base. Allan has since been commissioned by international brands and has travelled the world, and Asia in particular, doing what he does best. Clients of Allan’s company, The Fox & Squirrel, have included Hong Kong Tourism, Mercedes, Nokia, Guinness, Toyota, Visa and Prudential and he has spent
Allan’s fine art photography is influenced by his global perspective. Salvador Dali’s surrealism, Edward Hopper’s ability to find art in everyday scenes, and Richard Avedon’s classical portraiture and craft with black and white, have all had a major impact on his artistic work. With a passion for classic styles, simplicity and emotion is critical to his output; there has to be feeling. Allan loves nothing more than making nothing, something. To him, that’s art.
“I love the craft, the art of lighting, the pure simplicity – I love capturing that moment.”
He is recognized for his unique ab...