The day I loaded my camera with slide film was the turning point in a life-long love affair with photography. I found the whole process fascinating. My dream was to achieve the level of quality I’d seen in the vibrant, colour-rich landscapes, portraits and architectural images that I’d seen in magazines, like National Geographic, which also inspired me to travel with my camera.
A few years later this vision was re-awakened by a different world of photography, produced by photographic artists like Michael Kenna, Ernst Haas and, more recently, Hiroshi Sugimoto, William Eggleston, Asako Narahashi and Saul Leiter I also have love for Andy Warhols work, never affraid to try different methods of print. Their images showed another way, not completely driven by technical perfection, but with a more evolved eye and a sense of artistic composition.
I continued to experiment with a wide variety of cameras, 35mm, digital slr, medium and large format cameras, and many different types of film.
Almost two decades on, my camera has taken me to Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Japan, Italy, Dubai and the US. I’ve been fortunate enough to have my work printed in over 30 photographic magazines, both here in the UK and abroad, and to have had photographs exhibited in major galleries like Eyestorm in London and the Photographers Gallery in Los Angeles.
Between 2000 - 2005 I had been published over 30 times in different photography magazines, I, also, got my hands on all the latest digital cameras and printers when the digital revolution took place,as I was in the fortunate position of being in a publishing company that had started the first Pro digital photography magazine.
In 2004 I was awarded the Hammond-Whitely Photographer of the Year award.
In 2005 Nick at Harris Interiors showed me a book by Michael Kenna called Japan, which kick started a whole new outlook on what I was doing with my cameras. I would like to thank Nick & Caroline for their wise direction over the years. I count myself very lucky to have had their time.
In 2006 I began work on my ‘Through the Viewfinder’ series.
In 2007 I was offered funding for a gallery of my own. In May of that year, Gallery 57 opened in Bournemouth, a showcase, not just for my own work, but the work of photographic artists, whose work I admire. I had to close the gallery at the end of 2008, it just felt the right thing to do considering the economic situation and to concentrate on number one ie me to pay the bills. I still love galleries and admiring other artist work, I still pop into galleries all the time on my travels around the world, maybe its something I will try again in later life.
In October 2007 I had my first exhibition in Harris Interiors, with my 'Through the Viewfinder' collection, which was a great success.
Now in 2008 a great start with Eyestorm, a large commission, plus an interesting project for the east end of Oxford Street, with a commission from another art consultant.
plus new Los Angeles and New York series now featured on Eyestorm.
My work continues to evolve and I never tire of finding new ways to capture that elusive shot, on the ground, on a boat, in a cherry picker or up in the plane. Or normally its right there in front of me.
Cheers for taking look at my work, more news on the news page.
Dave Hacker
For more infomation on purchasing and viewing my work please click the links below.
www.Harris-interiors.co.uk (Poole, Dorset, UK)
www.Bleachbox.co.uk (Cambridge, UK)
www.Eyestorm.com (London, UK)
www.photographersgallery.com (Los Angeles, USA)
www.thejamjar.com (Dubai, UAE)
