Nick Corkill | Photographer | SW England
Nick Corkill is a multitalented British photographer, voice artist and commercial construction diver, who is known for his passion for storytelling and the ocean.
“I first picked up a camera to document the wonderful places I was visiting while serving in the Navy. I totally fell in love with the ocean, and after six and a half years working at sea, I left the Navy and landed a job working on a super yacht for a Russian Oligarch where I spent two years travelling to places that any ‘normal’ person would only dream of. I took some very high profile people diving before moving to Sardinia to run a dive centre.
A few months later I jumped ship to study underwater filmmaking in Asia. After traveling extensively through Asia documenting marine life and surfing, my passion for ocean photography grew. I moved to Australia to complete my commercial diver course and started work as a construction diver.
Whilst working in Sydney, I was employed to oversee the test-dive of a submersible which would attempt to dive to the deepest place on earth in the following months. It turned out to be commissioned by film director James Cameron & National Geographic & I ended up being offered a position on the expedition to the Mariana Trench where the dive would take place, launching and recovering the sub, and assisting the cameramen in the water.
Photography and diving has taken me to some wonderful places and I’m very grateful for every experience. I’m now based between Somerset and Cornwall where I photograph the sea, waves, and the people riding them.”
Photography, The Ocean & Mens Mental Health in Cornwall
Recently we caught up with Nick to talk about his connection with the ocean and the positive effects that photography and a love for the water can have for mental health. He told us about his involvement in the CALM camera club (Campaign Against Living Miserably), where he is joining others who share a common goal; creating visual art and challenging the stigma around men’s mental health.
“When I saw the Calm Camera Club I knew immediately that I wanted to throw myself in to it. I didn’t hesitate on the 2+ hour drive for what is an incredibly humbling bunch of guys, all with their own stories, meeting to talk about photography and mental health over a brew.”- Nick Corkill
Founded by photographer Jon Mackenzie, the CALM Camera Club is a collective of men that meet up, face to face, to discuss photography, masculinity and mental health.
Find out more about the CALM Camera Club monthly meetings, exhibitions and print sales here.
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Website - www.nickophoto.co.uk
