Welcome to
BEAM ME UP PHOTOGRAPHY
All of the images displayed on this website are the work of Mike Scott. Born in the UK before the advent of colour photography, Mike trained as a Mechanical Engineer and worked for many years in the steel, copper and aluminium industries in the UK, Zambia, Iran and Dubai before emigrating to Australia in 2001.
Mike has been an ‘enthusiastic amateur’ photographer for most of his life with his roots firmly steeped in traditional photographic techniques and processes. After moving to Australia to live and work, he trained for two years full-time as a professional photographer and established his own Brisbane based photography business, aptly named BeamMeUp Photos.
A keen advocate of traditional photography, and black and white darkroom printing processes in particular, Mike believes that the art of good quality imagery still lies firmly in the eye of the photographer. Having recognized the need several years ago to move with the ‘digital revolution’ however, he now works almost exclusively with digital images and processes.
After all says Mike, ‘good quality photographs are about understanding the nature and quality of light, regardless of subject matter’. The diverse range of the images on the website are designed to demonstrate exactly that point – powerful images which have a lasting impact on the observer are ‘all about the light’.
