Paul J Bucknall

As a multi disciplined international award winning photographer who strives for continual perfection and that perfection is just out of reach, elusive. Each image I believe can always be improved; can be changed; can have a deeper meaning hidden beneath the surface and it’s my intention to draw the viewer into that image.
I draw inspiration from past generations of artists. I particularly like the darkness and tension within Caravaggio’s works, the technicality of Leonardo da Vinci and the abstraction of Vincent Van Gogh. Some of these ideas are easier to transfer into our medium due to the digitalised age. As a photographer we are currently in times where we can express ourselves through our work by changing and advancing our styles. Now forward thinking stock libraries like Arcangel are a portal to creativity where the only limits we have are our own imaginations.
I often use Fibonnaci’s divine ratio, consciously or subconsciously, within my work. This theory runs as a constant throughout the universe being seen in nature, patterns and shapes.
I have a real affinity for travel and I have been fortunate to visit over 70 countries. I have been able to interact with different people and cultures through these experiences....

Associate of The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain in Visual Arts 1997
Associateship in Wedding and Portrait Photography November 1999
NOCN Certificate Graphic Media Techniques 2003
NOCN Certificate Design Using Illustrator 2003
NOCN Certificate Design Using Photoshop 2003
NOCN Certificate in Creative Arts 2003

INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHED IMAGES
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
The Boy From The Woods by Harlan Coben
Dream of Venice in Black and White, JoAnn Locktov
A Map Of The Dark by Karen Ellis - UK
Mort… ou presque by Peter James - FRANCE
Nie opuszczaj by Harlan Coben - POLAND
Den Fjerde Ape by Jo Barker - NORWAY
J’ai toujours aimé la nuit by P CHAMOISEAU - FRANCE
Eisige Tage by Alexander Pohl - GERMANY
The Day Will Pass Away by Ivan Chistyakov - US
The Havana Game by John Lutz - US
L’Héritier de Moriarty by Annelie Wendeberg - FRANCE
Der Tod so nah by Belinda Bauer - GERMANY
The List by Mick Herron - UK
Vi by Kim Thuy - CANADA
The Stone Crusher Jeremy Dronfield - US
Onder de Paramariboom by Johan Fretz HOLLAND
Si c'est un homme by Primo Levi - FRANCE
Alt dette vil jeg give dig by Dolores Redondo DENMARK
Pale Horse Riding by Chris Petit - UK
Riflessioni di un manager pubblico P Monti ITALY
Le destin des souvenirs by Italo Svevo - FRANCE
The Good Assassin by Paul Vidich - US
Dios no vive en La Habana - SPAIN
Passé parfait by Leonardo padura - FRANCE
Placebo by Sarita Haim - GREECE
72 Horas by Andrew Gross - PORTUGAL
The One Man by Andrew Gross - US
Brunetti entre les lignes by Donna Leon - FRANCE
The Draugh...