About Mike Wing Photography
Over the past 20 or more years I've been steadily assembling a collection of street, travel and landscape images, initially on an old Minolta X700, then on my Contax G2, and finally, recognising the world may not be flat after all, diving headlong into the digital revolution and the Canon EOS system.
I've been lucky enough to have a career that provides extensive opportunities to live in new countries gain varied experience of different cultures, traditions and lifestyles. Working with different people I've learned that what really matters is trust, and once you have it you can overcome many of the hurdles presented to us on a day to day basis. Furthermore, capturing that moment on film relies on establishing a unique relationship of trust between the subject and the photographer. The opportunity to engage someone and bring them into an image and gain an insight into their lives as you capture a shared moment really is unique to the art and requires the establishment of unique bonds with the people you meet.
While I have worked professionally as a photographer in the past, I am now simply a keen hobbyist, thus have the good fortune of not having had to scrape a living at something I enjoy. I therefore have the luxury of choosing my subjects and enjoying the art at a more relaxed pace.
However, I do on occasion take on professional assignments, should they work with current commitments, particularly around Europe and the Middle East. Please contact me if you are interested in such services. Numbered prints of all of the images on this website are available in A3 or A4 format on high quality art paper. Please contact me for pricing and assignment queries.