Inspirational Photographers: Malcolm Wray

It’s a good idea to expose yourself to the works of other photographers, especially the better ones, and that’s what I’ve always tried to do.  A few years back, I made an effort to view at least 3000 images a week, from as many different photographers as possible.  As time went by, I noticed that I could scan images faster, and my mind formed what I can only describe as image templates.  My mind would compare each image against its set of internally stored templates and almost instantly grade the image.

I still try to view a lot of images each week, though nowhere near 3000.  Usually I start with blog entries which highlight a specific genre, such as black and white, macro, etc.  What I look for are photos that cause my mind to pause and study them further (“Wait. What’s that?”), photos that are exceptional.  Then if I can find the photographer’s site and their photos have the same overall high quality, I mark them down as an inspirational photographer.

My latest inspirational photographer is Malcolm Wray.  I don’t remember exactly the path that led me to Malcolm’s site; but once I landed on it, I found myself saying, “Oooh, that one’s nice. It’d look good on my wall.”

A little about Malcolm Wray:  He is a professional freelance photographer who is based in the southwestern English county of Gloucestershire.  In addition to portraiture, Malcolm does commercial photography for a wide variety of clients, from local businesses to public bodies and multinational corporations.  Malcolm has traveled extensively to countries such as Holland, Italy, Greece, Japan, and New Zealand, bringing back a stunning array of pictures of faraway locales, architecture, and nature.  Color, or black and white, his photographs are available from his website as stock photography or may be purchased as limited-edition fine art prints.

Examples of Malcolm’s black and white work

Examples of Malcolm’s color photography