DIGITAL UP Magazine NO.2 | Page 65

LIGHT Biography Michael Taylor was born in 1963 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. From 1981 to 1991 he studied at University of Ulster and Queen’s University, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Design,and a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Fine Art (all in Belfast). His work was exhibited in Ireland, England and Australia. In 1991, he started his career as a commercial photographer working for leading companies and agencies in the field of portrait and fashion. Later he specialized in photographing dance, always focusing on light and movement, which developed into light experiments to which he is still devoted. His commercial work can be seen at www.mtphoto.co.uk and series of light at www.michaeltaylor.com “The enemy of photography is the convention… the salvation of photography is the experiment.” Laszlo Moholy-Nagy DigitalUP [ 65 ]