The best pictures tell an unfinished story, with a sense of place or personality - questions of what, where, when, how.

 

I am a documentary storyteller. I believe that whilst life is always in motion, every moment creates a sense of place or personality. Having travelled and worked all over the world, my work is informed by the view that we are more the same than we are different - yet differences reveal our unique stories. Details matter.

 

Research and collaboration are central to my practice, seeking rapport with and understanding of his subjects, whilst asking questions about who people are and what concerns them. The aim is to fairly represent the subjects of my work, whilst challenging clients and audiences with engaging and creative story-telling.

 

In the words of Hiroji Kubota, "I think everybody has a great drama to talk about. Everybody".

 

Photo website mick yates photography.

 

I am Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS), have an MA in Photography from Falmouth University, and hold an MSc Consulting and Coaching for Change, from HEC, Paris, jointly taught with Oxford University. I am a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds, Interdisciplinary Ethics Applied, working on both photographic ethics and data privacy. My full biography is on Linkedin

 

Ingrid and I have been very fortunate having lived and worked all over the world. We have 6 children, born in 5 countries on 3 continents – and now 9 grand children. Mick has worked, visited and photographed on every continent except Antarctica (on the bucket list!), with special affection for Asia Pacific. In 1999, we founded a program building schools in the Khmer Rouge Reconciliation Areas of Cambodia. I photo-documented this work. See www.yatesweb.com

 

Unfinished Stories from Cambodia has been featured by the RPS Contemporary Group, and my street and documentary work has been featured by Edge of Humanity, Leica LFI Master Shots and others. I am member of Photo|Bath, a group raising awareness of Documentary and Fine Art photography in the region. I have also been on Flickr since 2005.

 

In my "other" life, I am an experienced senior exec and board member in global corporations, start-ups and non-profits, now an independent consultant.

 

Previously I led International Markets at dunnhumby, the "Customer Science" Big Data company. Before that, I was a regional CEO, having spent over 30 years working in Europe, the USA and across Asia Pacific, with Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson.

 

I was also a Board Trustee of Save the Children (USA), Non-Exec Director and and have chaired IPOs.

 

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Started the Flickr "Painterly" group, still going strong after almost 10 years.

 

Please note: All of my photographs are Copyrighted and All Rights Reserved. They may not be used in any form for sale, publication, manipulation or sharing without my explicit permission. Please contact me if you wish to use my photographs in any way.