I am primarily an editorial photographer based in Brighton, UK - the H. stands for Hortop. When I left a career of 22 years spent in the City of London to pursue a career as a professional photographer, Scotty H. sounded a bit more marketable than Scott Hortop. However, while it seemed a good idea at the time, when it came to seriously selling my photography services on a commercial basis I felt I needed something a bit more 'corporate', so I hit on Light Touch. That worked really well in London but after moving to Brighton getting work became far more difficult; too many students in town! So I left behind the commercial assignments and it seemed appropriate to bring back my old Scotty H. face to the world.
The Selection gallery presents what I think of as my best work while with ever growing galleries of what I have been shooting generally are to be found in my Travels and Events sections. You will also see here a selection from those days as a professional social and commercial photographer, an area that I have largely left behind now, but there are many images that are still important to me.
I continue to consider myself an editorial photographer because I find that my approach to formulating, presenting and promoting art photography does not compare well to people who have a conventional art background. But that does not mean that I do not have my own compositional eye or have my own story to tell. It almost could be interpreted as a form of imposter syndrome!