Gary Austin is an award winning street photographer, photojournalist and documentary photographer. Based in a small village in Derbyshire UK with a varied career over 27 years working as a freelance photographer which has ranged from documentary and photojournalism to commissioned work and personal fine art projects. With a professional background in photojournalism and a degree in art photography, his photographic voice has evolved to be a blend of traditional documentary and street photography, an approach which allows for the subjective interpretation of the story as an artist. He has a unique personal style that produces photographs full of drama, spontaneity and natural raw emotion. The driving force to his work is exploring food, culture, traditions and the human condition and photographs real life people on the streets, at work or at home. Gary is currently working on a personal art project, based around the issues of a surveillance state and privacy. He accepts commisions for advertising, editorial and fine art projects that use his unique style and point of view on topics of food, culture, traditions and the human condition as well as human rights Website: www.gary-austin.co.uk