Nick Dautlich

Nick originally trained in graphic design specialising in photography and typography just before the digital revolution and the arrival of the Apple Mac. He then moved on to gain a degree in visual arts at De Montfort University, working with mixed media, print and photography. After a range of marketing-related jobs Nick is currently settled in a career as Art Director at Sliced Limited, a small Brighton-based design boutique. Since his graphics course Nick has experimented with the photographic process both in and out of the darkroom, embracing the digital process early on and using Adobe Photoshop as his digital darkroom. Photography plays a role in the services Sliced offer their clients, and Nick has used his skills in fashion photography, illustration and web design for a range of clients, as well as selling his photographs to an international stock library.

With a keen interest in cultural diversity and human study these images focus on religion, portraiture, light and subject matter of the striking human condition of people in Asia. These images are not digitally enhanced but use natural light, colour and subjects that stimulate Nick’s senses with a manual 35mm SLR. The Triptych included here focuses on his perception of Indian devotions, exploring the contradictions between the revered and the abhorrent. The revelry of devotion seems to contradict the day to day reality of most people and creatures that occupy parts of the sub-continent. He hopes that the beauty of the human spirit shines through these images.