My environment inspires my creative process. To give you a clearer picture of how I view the world and the visual aesthetic depicted through my work, it would help you to know about the three artists who have inspired me.

It began with Henri Matisse’s Red Interior: Still Life on a Blue Table, 1947. I love his radical use of colours and the intensity with which he used them. Colour has a way of capturing one’s imagination and has the effect of drawing one into the image to figure out what is implied.

Jackson Pollock is another artist who captured my imagination. His surrealist approach to the exploration of his unconscious spoke volumes to me. When I saw an original piece of his in the George Pompidou Centre, tears welled up in my eyes. It was as if I could feel the painting.

Amedeo Modigliani, whose formal works I first saw in the Musée de l’Orangerie, characterised by bold contours, long oval faces, and elongated bodies, mesmerised me. It was unlike anything I’d ever seen.

My creative process is intuitive, and the artistic expression with which I approach photography is to spark a continuing dialogue between the artwork and the viewer. I steer away from the stereotypical image capture, taking my inspiration from the master artists, as I seek to push the boundaries of photography both in-camera and in my editing processes.

The first endorsement I received for my work as a fine art photographer was the opening night of my Metamorphosis Exhibition at the Statuto13 Gallery in Milan in 2013. And the rest, as they say, is history.

I am an eternal optimist, and in light of the spirit behind the creation process, I hope the artwork will connect with you on a deeper level and inspire you.