ENTRY DESCRIPTION
With their attention to the physicality of light, and by contemplating the simple beauty of the female figure, the portraits are not intended to capture personality or emotion but rather to serve as a vehicle for the visual explorations into light,
form, and composition.
AUTHOR
Born in 1959, Malcolm is an architect with a passion for photography. As a student studying architecture he was drawn to the black and white street photography in Paris and New York City from the 30’s-60’s in particular the photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sophie Calle, Raymond Depardon, and Robert Doiseau. While studying photography at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the Ryerson School of Image Arts, he became interested in the black and white fashion/portraits/fine art photographs of Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Lillian Bassman, Imogen Cunningham, Peter Lindbergh, Irvin Penn, Deborah Turbeville and Ruth Bernhard from the 60’s/70’s. Malcolm has received a number of awards for his photography including ; a finalist and 3rd place winner in the Black & White Zebra Awards ( 2012, 2014, 2015, & 2017 ), the International Photography Awards ( 2015, 2016 & 2017), the Photographer’s Forum Magazine Photography Awards (2013 & 2014 ), a Bronze & Silver in the 2014 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris awards, and Rangefinder Magazine’s “Body” competition ( Boudoir 2016 & 2017 ). His images were featured in Black & White Magazine’s Portfolio Awards issues in August 2013 and 2015 to 2017 , and Black & White Magazines Single Image Awards issues -February 2014 to 2017.
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