iPHONEOGRAPHY

Monday 12 February 2018  – Friday 11 May 2018

Mike Cowley – Photographer and TV cameraman with 25 years experience in the photographic industry and television. Studied Photographic Technology at Manchester Met University. Based in Runcorn, and travelling and working extensively throughout Europe.

“I have always interpreted and recorded the world around me through the medium of photography. I work intuitively; reacting and responding to whatever environment I find myself in. My subject matter is found in a chance reflection, where a shadow or a shaft of light falls, or in an unexpected juxtaposition of shape, colour or texture.

More recently the use of the iPhone camera has inspired a turning point in my practice. I was immediately drawn to the ease of use and instant accessibility of the camera phone. To be able to use a square format has forced me to completely reconsider composition, and explore notions of balance and symmetry. Upon reflection, this format had clearly resonated so strongly with me because of its association with the album covers I loved so much in my youth. These square, graphic images were my introduction to the world of art.