About Nickola

After completing my degree in Graphic Design & Photography in 1994 from Derby University, I established my own business predominately specialising in wedding stationery design. After twelve years I decided to leave the wedding industry and concentrate on my love of Naturalistic Photography and Graphic Design, based at my Studio in Nottingham.

My inspiration comes from my passion of tropical plant gardening and the natural holistic world around us. I enjoying growing many interesting monsters in our tropical garden! I am completely fascinated by abstract shots of intense light, colour, shape and texture that are unveiled when enlarging botanical images and I particularly love the ‘jewel like’ quality and sheer beauty of 'out of focus' effects created by natural sunlight through leaves, trees and water droplets.

I specialise in large formats which sit harmoniously within open, bright interiors, where the image has maximum impact. I choose not to use any post production, additional lighting or trickery, preferring the use of photographic techniques with natural light, particularly over-exposure as it often creates a utopian quality whilst keeping the image real and faithful.

I hope you enjoy my work and please feel free to sign my Guestbook.
Best Wishes
Nickola