Andrew Hamilton

Born in 1966, photographer Andrew Hamilton has been a working professional photographer for 20 years. As the son of an RAF officer, he spent much of his boyhood living on various bases in the UK and abroad.

Andrew studied Chemistry initially at the University of Manchester (1984-1987) before commencing a Phd in Organic Chemisty at the University of Oxford. He soon switched his attention to photography and his professional client base now covers a swathe of design companies, banks, law firms and production companies.

Living in open countryside for much of his youth brought him a love of space and light. London, so often crowded and busy, is tranquil and magical if the time and place is right. Recent photographs of the city have concentrated on the River Thames, its bridges and the City skyline.

Andrew prefers to photograph at dawn and dusk. Long exposures render the mixed light at these times in a magnified way, creating ‘invisible’ photographs of the capital that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Use of a large format camera and conventional colour film and printing techniques produce photographs of extreme detail and wonderful smooth tones and colours.

Andrew sees the city as a constantly changing canvas, an imprint of Man’s endeavour on the ancient reaches of the Lower Thames. This ‘canvas’ will continue to develop as new buildings and new technologies change and shape the city’s future. What distills from these photographic studies is a city of great beauty and depth. 

Future projects on Scotland’s Glen Coe, Kent’s White Cliffs and a certain river meadow in Oxford are planned ! Please do send an e-mail if you would like to be informed of future exhibitions.

Many thanks, Andrew Hamilton.

Recent clients include : Bull Rodger Design, Canvas Creative, Cooper Rose Design, Deutsche Bank, European Credit Management, EBRD, Kingerlee Homes, London & Newcastle, McDermott Will & Emery, Ocean Creative, T4 Media, The Royal Parks, UBS Investment Bank.