DATE: Saturday Sept 27 & Sunday Sept 28
TIME: 10am-4pm
LOCATION: 54B McMaster St, Greytown
MEDIUM: Photography
The first time I saw a photograph appear in a tray of developer, I was hooked. I was still in school, standing in the dim red glow of the darkroom, watching silver crystals bloom into an image. It felt like magic—only it wasn’t magic. It was patience, light, chemistry, and vision.
Back then, I lived for those moments. The smell of fixer on my hands, the sound of water running in the wash trays, the quiet satisfaction of knowing I had captured something worth printing. My world was black and white—literally—and I loved every shade between.
But life, as it does, pulled me in another direction. A career in Information Technology promised stability, growth, and a reliable pay check. For years, I thrived in that world—managing projects, solving problems, building systems. It was challenging, rewarding even. But something inside me stayed restless. My days were filled with deadlines and code, but my nights were haunted by the memory of light on film.
Eventually, I realised the truth: I didn’t just miss photography—I needed it. So, I walked away from my desk job, picked up a camera again, and stepped back into the craft that had shaped me.
The tools had changed—film replaced by digital sensors, darkrooms swapped for editing suites—but the essence was the same. Light still told stories. Shadows still shaped emotion. And the thrill of capturing a fleeting moment was just as powerful as the day I first watched an image come to life in that darkroom.
Today, I’m a professional freelance photographer. I create images that tell stories, evoke feeling, and preserve moments that might otherwise be lost. My work is built on the foundation I learned all those years ago in the darkroom: patience, precision, and the belief that a single image can say more than words ever could.
And every time I click the shutter, I’m chasing that same feeling I had as a teenager—the magic of seeing a photograph come to life.
Phone: 027 742 6996
Email: evan@evandaviesphotography.com
Website: evandaviesphotography.com
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