About David Toyne

Photographer David Toyne at work © Genevieve Rainey

I developed an interest in photography at around 10 years of age after exposure to the wonderful work of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe.  This was further interest was further ingrained upon me when I first laid eyes on the now iconic image of the Afghan girl  taken by documentary photographer par excellence Steve McCurry

Initially life conspired to deflect me away from pursuit of photography, as much to my surprise, I became an engineer. A side-effect of this was to give me an opportunity to obtain qualifications in draftsmanship and also experience in graphic design. Both these experiences are evident in aspects of my photography to this day.

David Toyne´s influences

Documentary Photographers

• Steve McCurry
  His use of colour, dedication to his subjects and attention to minutiae of detail.
• Pep Bonet
  His ability to make you understand the human cost of a situation.
• Joel Meyerowitz
  An amazing street photographer with courage originality and integrity. He's a diverse, experienced and a top notch street photographer.

Other Creative Inspirations

• Joe Cornish
  Has a wonderful awareness for light and the compositional eye of an artist.
• Yann Arthus-Bertrand
  A fascinating and complex person. Uncompromising, visionary and inspiring. He's already been there and he's done it.
• Gustav Klimt
  Not a photographer but a painter. Made famous by 'The Kiss' which is still an iconic image to this day.
• M.C. Escher
  A graphic artist of the highest order. I love his affinity for optical illusion and the absurd within seemingly ordered images.