About

I became interested in the world of lighting in my early 20s when I found myself spending more time in the city after dark. I grew up in Melbourne, which was (and still is) a rapidly growing city with a densely populated urban centre. I had started going to nightclubs, and I was enjoying taking long night walks in the city with my film camera, taking long exposure photos of light and architecture. I was fascinated by how the identity of the urban landscape changed at night, kept alive by artificial light, but with a very different emotional quality.

Around this time I approached Amphis. It was still a small operation selling lights out of a warehouse. I had no prior experience, but I brought a lot of enthusiasm for the design aspect of lighting. They took a chance on me and offered me a full-time role. Over the next few years the company grew significantly and so did my experience. I learned lighting design software, gained hands-on on-site experience, and was given the responsibility to oversee increasingly complex projects for high-profile clients. It wasn’t long before I was working full-time as a lighting designer and I was training new employees to broaden the company’s design capabilities.

After the COVID lockdowns, I started a new life in Germany but continued to work for Amphis in a remote position. I now hope to continue my work in architectural lighting design in Berlin.