Off the Clock
The parts of life that keep me curious.
Outside of work, I'm usually traveling, behind a camera, or out on a paintball field. I like problems with a clear objective and a moving target. Photography and paintball scratch the same itch as design does: read the situation fast, commit, adjust.
A few frames from outside the office
Collecting the details that make a day memorable.
- Four people posing inside a giant picture frame at sunset
- A Gothic church spire against a deep blue sky in Oxford
- Wonton noodle soup in a red bowl
- A paper tray of mushrooms and shaved truffle under grated cheese, held in one hand
- A heart-shaped latte beside a chocolate cake on a patterned napkin
- A bowl of ramen with prawns and a soft-boiled egg
- A person sitting on a rock, looking out over misty green hills
- A group posing under fairy lights beneath a neon Shift sign on a checkered floor
- A winding mountain road running past green hills under a blue sky
- A black-and-white lift selfie of four men in a mirrored elevator
- A person holding an Indian flag on a grassy hilltop
- A half moon glowing in a dark blue night sky
- A no-parking sign in front of a shuttered shop, with two workers below
- A cream stone building with a round clock hanging from the corner
- A red sun setting behind the dark silhouette of a boat at sea
- A person leaning on a ledge in front of a grand red-brick building
- Carnaby Street under paper banners, with a colourful portrait mural above the crowd
- A red bus and a cyclist crossing a sunlit street beside a white stone building
- A group in camouflage and red vests posing under a tiled shelter
I'm drawn to the in-between moments, the same attention to light and behavior I bring to design.
- A place I always want to revisit?
- Anywhere with great skyscrapers or a scenic deep mountains.
- The camera I reach for most?
- The one that makes me slow down and notice what’s already there.
- A lesson from paintball?
- Decide with the signal you have, then adapt faster than the field changes.
- What keeps me inspired?
- New places, good conversations, and getting close enough to understand the details.