"Serendipity plays a large part in my work as a photographer, wandering the planet making images. My first camera was a Zeiss Ikon, given to me by my father when I was 5 years old, and I have been taking pictures for the last 60 years. Alongside 45 years of commissions in the travel, recording and corporate worlds I am driven to capture scenes in front of me that fascinate and inspire. From 1972, in the analogue age, I used medium format cameras for my photography. With the addition of fine-grain transparency roll film, I aimed to shoot the highest resolution images I could take. Eventually, by 2009, digital technology began to ‘out resolve’ film so I picked up my first digital Hasselblad in a constant quest for quality, as detail and accurate colour rendition are important elements in my imagery. The craft of photography may have evolved from the darkroom to the computer, but the art of taking photographs still ­rests with the person behind the lens.

I find inspiration looking up while standing on the ground. I also am fortunate to have piloted my hot air balloon for Window on the World®, as a platform for a different perspective, looking down as well. David Usill

Presentation-wise, I don’t see frames in Nature so I prefer to present my images without borders, as large scale Acrylic face-mounted prints. However, as this may not suit a collector, Atelier London can offer framing alternatives."